Exotic Beauty (72) : Noble Dendrobium
As some of you may remember, in the past I uploaded already 71 exotic beauties which I shot during several visits to the conservatories of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium where 10.000 (!) plant and tree species originating from the tropics and the subtropics are growing in the greenhouses over there.
Thanks to the warm and moist climate in the conservatories and the intensive maintenance, it’s really amazing what an immense great variety of exotic flowers from all over the world can be seen there, even in the cold winter season !
Flowers whose natural habitat is situated in the rainforest, the mountain forest, isolated islands, deserts, etc……. Places that most of us will never or seldom visit.
Some of the flowers are very rare, extremely colourful or specially shaped.
Others were introduced in Europe by men and became a cultivated species or an ornamental houseplant.
Last year, in 2014, I went back again 3 times and came home with a new set pictures of exotic beauties.
I selected the –to my personal taste- most beautiful flowers that I saw there and made a sequel to the existing series.
Alright, here we go with number 72.
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Dutch name : --
German name : Traubenorchidee (auch Dendrobie genannt)
Latin name : Dendrobium nobile
Country of origin : the Himalayas, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
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In the wild, this orchid likes to grow on trees, but sometimes also on rocks.
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With just one click below, you can see here the complete series so far
Günter Nau 31. Januar 2015, 9:40
Ein großartiges Farbenspiel. Darstellung und Schärfe vom Feinsten.Grüße Günter
Mirjam Burer 21. Januar 2015, 12:05
beautiful orchid and presentation Mark...great description as always...
lg, Mirjam
MAURICE CLEGG 21. Januar 2015, 10:52
this is truly an exotic beauty.shown in wonderful light and detail.
superb.
regards, Maurice.
archiek 20. Januar 2015, 6:03
Excellent image. You have a way with the soft focus to bring out the whole flower. Thanks Mark!Regards,
Archie
rolvin 19. Januar 2015, 23:38
Orchids belong to the genus of exotic plants that fascinate me again and again. They always look very fragile, but they are immensely durable and require little maintenance.A great shot of this orchid!
Roland
Brigitte Hoffmann 19. Januar 2015, 22:59
Was für ein wunderbares Exemplar!Dein Foto ist fantastisch!
Salut Brigitte
Adele D. Oliver 19. Januar 2015, 21:53
a superb macro capture of this exotic beauty ...excellent fine details and wonderful light !!!!
greetings, Adele
Josef Kainz 19. Januar 2015, 21:11
Schöne Blüte klasse Bildvg josef
Lawson McCulloch 19. Januar 2015, 21:08
A very fine shot of this beauty.best wishes,
from Lawson
Vitória Castelo Santos 19. Januar 2015, 20:53
Absolut Klasse!!!+++++++++++++
LG Vitoria
Wolfgang Bazer 19. Januar 2015, 19:02
Wunderschön!LG Wolfgang
lederwolf 19. Januar 2015, 18:32
Einfach wunderschön anzusehn.lg wolf
A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 19. Januar 2015, 17:29
Vom Allerfeinsten ist das!!!!LG Bergjäger
troedeljahn 19. Januar 2015, 17:11
Eine super Makroaufnahme mit einem richtig tollen Licht. Gefällt mir sehr gut.Viele Grüße
Wolfgang
Angelika El. 19. Januar 2015, 16:57
Herrlich sieht sie aus, diese Blüte! So schön, diese Farben und das Licht ist auch super!!!
LG! a.