Every season is colorful in the Orchid Room. Here are some of the orchids that were blooming just after Christmas.

Dendrobium “Sokol Blue.”

Liparis condylobulbon “Henry Shaw.”

An unidentified hybrid (there was no tag) that Father Pitt would guess probably involves Miltonia and Odontoglossum.

Paphiopedilum Whitemoor “Norriton” FCC AOS. The “FCC AOS” means it was awarded a First Class Certificate by the American Orchid Society, which means the AOS thinks this cultivar is pretty peachy.

Dendrobium bracteosum.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3.

Breeders have been working on our friend the poinsettia. There is no need to be content with plain old red when you can have gnarled pink or candy-striped.

For extra credit, if you visit Phipps during the show (which continues through January 11), point out to your friends the other exceedingly dissimilar species of Euphorbia, the genus that includes poinsettias, that are planted along with the poinsettias as a sort of botanical in-joke.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3.

The exterior of the Victoria Room, late on a midwinter afternoon.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3.

The Winter Flower Show continues through January 11.

 

The Winter Flower Show has always involved lights, but this year Phipps pulled out all the stops—especially in the outdoor garden, where glowing shapes constantly change colors.