This cluster of hanging baskets photographed in the Tropical High Elevation House at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens harbours a secret. It took three trips to the room before we spotted them.
Once we saw them, we started to see the teeniest orchid flowers all around us, blooming from plants living in baskets and attached to trees. Makes me wonder what else I have missed in the past.
I can not claim responsibility for this brilliant zoom-in idea. It is the brainchild of my friend Barry Parker.
What a fun discovery. The zoom in of the orchid looks like a little blonde girl with pigtails strait out of a nursery rhyme.
Imagine trying to spot those tiny blooms in a crowded rainforest canopy! FYI, those are from the genus Scaphosepalum. Thanks for the photos.
Thanks so much for the ID Marc!
I never really thought to put orchids in hanging baskets, but now that I see it – lovely!
breathtakenly beautiful.