A family visit to Kew Gardens for their Orchids from
Costa Rica 25th February 2022
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On the "Overground" |
Daffodil Hill |
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 Long View of the Alpine House |
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 Saxifrages |
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 Dionysia curviflora |
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 Tulipa kaufmanniana |
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 In the "Princess of Wales House" the Orchid from Costa Rica Exhibition |
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 Bat |
 Emily and the Jaguar |
 Dive Bomber |
 Two toed Sloth |
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 Flying Turtles |
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 Serpent |
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 Quetzal |
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Under the Ferns |
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 Brought her bedding roll? |
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 Monkey Gang |
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 Some Orchids have exposed roots |
 Trogon? |
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 Pink Banana |
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 Boruca Masks |
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The Boruca masks are hand carved out of balsa wood. The Borucas believe that the spirit animals of the jungle helped them resist the conquistadors, so their elaborate masks are carved to represent those animals. The masks were originally left unpainted, but now are painted in vibrant colours and are even more exquisite. |
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 Golden Toad (extinct) |
 Traditional Ox EWagon |
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 Peruvian Coffee |
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| We had lunch at the Orangery and then walked down to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery to see the Photographic Exhibition |
 Parakeets |
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 A Pink Turban |
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 Boiler House? |
 Who invited you? We had a very good coffee at the Pavilion Bar. Then on to the Temperate House |
 The biggest bird wins |
 Magpies lurk below |
 There was a very slow queue for food! |
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 Protea cynaroides |
 King protea |
 Cycad |
 Enlarges |
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 Fungus |
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 Hemp |
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 Ornate Plant Urn |
 A very large fern (tree) |
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 Banana Flower |
 Pinguicular |
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 Pitcher Plant |
 Banana Flower |
 Enjoying the View |
 Prunus 'Kursar' |
 Treetop Walk |
