One of the many highlights of my trip this past weekend to Ohio was a visit to the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, where I was able to observe butterflies and orchids in a wonderful indoor setting.
I am still going through a backlog of photos, but this gorgeous pink orchid is one of my initial favorites. It was great to have macro lens back in my hands after a winter in which it mostly stayed on the shelf.
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Gorgeous macro shot and such a wonderful treat for this Tuesday afternoon.
With those fang-like extensions on the lower petal, it looks like a trap waiting to spring on some well-intentioned but unsuspecting pollinator.
Yes, it does looks like a trap! The orchid is actually called Phalaenopsis, which I happen to grow and write about at https://queenslandorchid.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/phalaenopsis-novices-orchid-mothers-day-gift-and-woodlandgnomes-house-plant/
Each of the flowers can last for three months, sometime even longer!
Beautiful shot, hope ya got to visit the zoo while you were there.. 🙂
I was there for only a short trip, Ed, so didn’t make it to the zoo. Perhaps another time in the future, I’ll manage to get to the zoo.
Beautiful
Such gorgeous flowers!