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Weird and Wonderful

Smithsonian Gardens

A spotlight on a grouping of items that are odd - and we can't help but love them.


Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Ginkgo biloba

Asimina triloba

Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis 'Bucky'

Bulbophyllum medusae 'White Magic'

Bulbophyllum stelis

Bulbophyllum saurocephalum

Bulbophyllum fletcherianum

Bulbophyllum taiwanense

Bulbophyllum sinapis 'Magnifico'

Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis

Bulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatum

Bulbophyllum longiflorum

Bulbophyllum cumingii

Bulbophyllum fascinator var. semi-alba

Bulbophyllum levanae

Rhyncholaelia digbyana

Dendrobium brymerianum

Restrepiella ophiocephala

Acianthera aculeata

Pleurothallis marthae

Ptelea trifoliata

Zanthoxylum americanum

Dendrobium chrysotoxum

Hair art, lyre

Hair art, garlands

Hair art, cross

Bouquet holder, fingernail shield

Trade card, Ribsam & Sons' carrot man in top hat

Trade card, Rice's celery woman with parasol

Trade card, Varick Co.'s turnip man

Trade card, Brown and Gillman's pear man

[Topiary Fancies]: "William the Lion" in winter.

[Topiary Fancies]: "William" and "Henry" lion topiaries in summer, with manes and tails of Carex 'Evergold' and bodies of trimmable grass.

[Topiary Fancies]: "The Llama and His Mama" standing in a bed of Fragaria 'Pink Panda'; llamas are arborvitae, umbrella pine, and yew.


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