The Butterfly Forest in the Stove Room at Phipps is aflutter with butterflies all summer. Above, a Julia (Dryas iulia); below, a White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae).
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Butterflies at Phipps
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Memories of the Phipps Spring Flower Show
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Kneeling Venus in the Phipps Palm House
You have to look hard to find her, but this statue, a gift from Henry Phipps to his conservatory, is still kneeling in the jungle to the left of the main entrance as you walk into the palm house.
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Orchid and Bonsai Show at Phipps
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Phipps Winter Light Show
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.
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In the Orchid Room at Phipps
A blue Vanda. Blue is the rarest color in the orchid family, and even the blue Vandas only approach blue by way of violet.
A Dendrobium hybrid.
A Stanhopea, whose incredibly complex flowers have clever mechanics that trap the pollinating insect until it has done its job very thoroughly.
Probably some sort of Laeliocattleya hybrid.
A Paphiopedilum.
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Bonsai Azalea at Phipps
Though miniaturized through the use of advanced transistor technology, this azalea still manages to put on a good display for the Spring Flower Show.
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Hebe in the South Conservatory at Phipps
Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth and the cupbearer of Olympus, stands in the middle of a riotously colorful Victorian patchwork garden in Phipps Conservatory.
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Spring Flowers at Phipps
The Spring Flower Show is going on right now at Phipps Conservatory, and here are some of the stars.
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Your Phipps Conservatory Snow Globe
