Ball cacti in bloom in the Desert Room at Phipps Conservatory.
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Parodia magnifica
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Spring Flower Show at Phipps Conservatory
The Spring Flower Show is on at Phipps Conservatory for the next three weeks. When we have said that it is up to the usual standard, we have said all you need to know. Above, a pansy. Father Pitt didn’t catch its name, but it has personality.
The beds in front of the entrance are a riot of spring bulbs.
The fabulously rare and desirable Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis grandis).
The Broderie and its wishing well, all dressed for spring.
Petunia × hybrida ‘Midnight Gold,’ a spectacular double petunia.
The East Room.
A pastel Delphinium.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. The display in the South Conservatory.
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A Gift from Henry Phipps
When Phipps Conservatory opened in 1893, Henry Phipps donated this statue, which has has sat in the Palm House ever since.
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Entrance to Phipps Conservatory
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Golden Shrimp Plant
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Firecracker Flower
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS. Crossandra infundibuliformis blooming in Phipps Conservatory.
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Winter Light Garden at Phipps Conservatory
This year’s Winter Flower Show and Light Garden ends tomorrow to make way for the annual Orchid and Bonsai Show. The conservatory is open late for the light show, which has become one of Pittsburgh’s chief holiday attractions.
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Lord & Burnham, Horticultural Architects and Builders
From the American Architect and Building News, July 25, 1896. Lord & Burnham designed Phipps Conservatory in 1892, which was probably their biggest commission ever; and in this 1896 advertisement for their services, we see them showing a model conservatory that is very much like one of the wings of Phipps.
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Laelia
In the Orchid Room at Phipps Conservatory.
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Blue Vanda in the Orchid Room, Phipps Conservatory
