These photos were taken at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s 2017 orchid show. I’ve carried various cameras to four or five of these shows, but this is the first time I felt pleased with more than a small handful of shots. It’s also the first time I was patient enough to photograph the identification labels, so I now can actually name what I took. Just call me a slow learner.

Paphiopedilum Black Thorpe. This is the orchid whose sexual organs were featured in yesterday’s post.

Cattleya Los Gatos

Bulbophyllum cumingii

Phalaenopsis Hampshire Clouds

Aliceara Purple Passion