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