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Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Greetings from a wet, wet garden. In between rains, I've managed to get a few photos... (And sorry for the erratic quality of these. I have a new phone and still learning how to use it. Some of these are from the phone and others from my camera). Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' ('Dancing Peacock') Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) 'King Edward VII' Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' is beautiful for the first time after languishing in the garden for five years. Turns out, it is all my fault. This is a clematis that should not be cut to the ground in early spring. You live and learn, and I know that I will never understand the rules of pruning clematis.  Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold'  Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' - the aucuba that doesn't really look like the others.  But what a fine shrub this is, especially for shady situations. This was planted in 2019 and didn't grow much for the first few years but n...

Tropical Plants at the Kyoto Botanical Garden Conservatory


I failed to share any of these photos previously on Instagram, partly because I wanted to label everything, and I knew that would require some work. I did not recognize 90% of the plants in the Kyoto Botanical Gardens Conservatory. I tried to get photos of the tags although that was not always possible and some plants did not have labels. So here is what I do have. In Part 2, I will show the desert house (or was it called "Cactus House")? I forget!

The conservatory was amazing and a huge complex (the photo above is only a minor portion of it). It is a maze of buildings, and we got lost on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, the outdoor gardens were not as nice and needed work. The conservatory made up for that though and it was well worth the visit.

A few pics taken outside the conservatory which did look nice -



And now, proceeding inside. If you don't see a caption, that means I didn't get the name but wanted to share the photo.




Heritiera littoralis (Looking Glass Mangrove)


Alsomitra macrocarpa  (Javan Cucumber)

Aristolochia goldieana (Goldie's Dutchman's pipe)


Chamadorea elegans (Neanthe bella palm)

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Japanese Lantern)

Fuchsia regia var. Alpestris

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora (Blue Ginger) - I want one of these!


Averrhoa carambola (Star Fruit)

Barringtonia racemosa (Powder Puff Tree)

Carica Papaya 'Red Lady'

Delonix regia (Royal Poinciana)

Tigridiopalma magnifica


Seemannia sylvatica - Bolivian Sunset

Sandoricum indicum - Cotton Fruit


Rhododendron loranthiflorum



Pandanus utilis - Screw Pine


Osmoxylon linea 'Variegata'









Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. What a beautiful place! And like other parts of Japan you've shared, the garden appears meticulously maintained.

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    1. This part was but other parts were not. :(

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  2. Wow, thank you for taking the time to I.D. these. Gorgeous, both of the palms really are striking to me. A Botanical garden so large you got lost several times, that sounds fantastic. I cannot WAIT for the Cactus house!

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  3. Osmoxylon linea 'Variegata'... so cool! I also love the walls of ferns, isn't it fabulous to see so many plants you've never laid eyes on before?

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  4. The large trees are amazing. Thank you for taking us on this tour.

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  5. Gorgeousness. Thanks for sharing.

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