Pretty Plants at the Toronto Zoo

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I was at the Toronto Zoo on Tuesday April 27th. It was a little on the chilly side but there were few people around so on the whole it was a great day.


Some fantastic looking Tulips at their peak.


Vriesea splendens hit by the sun just right.


And interesting Orchid species.




Either a Flowering Quince or a Hawthorn... leaning towards Quince but could be wrong.


Is this an Alocasia?

Vriesea flower

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Green/yellow flowers emerge from dark red/brown bracts on this Vriesea hybrid (March 2009)

This is a picture I found recently while going through my archives.

The pups are developing slowly (my fault, too dry for a while) but the mother plant's holding on very well so I've got lots of time still to do a better job looking after it.