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‘Orchids: Amazing Adaptations’

We went to the opening day of “Orchids: Amazing Adaptations,” a joint collaboration with Smithsonian Gardens, the United States Botanic Garden, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. The installation showcases how orchids have adapted to their many different environments and can be found on every single continent except Antarctica. We only managed to look at a bit more than a quarter of the exhibit, so I’m sure we’ll be going back to see the rest of it.
Delicately tinged
Delicately tinged
Sunlit orchids
Sunlit orchids
Orchids in purple and gold
Orchids in purple and gold
The vivid orchid
The vivid orchid
Freckled orchid
Freckled orchid
Graceful display
Graceful display
Dusky orchids
Dusky orchids
Pink profusion
Pink profusion
The curve
The curve
The uncooperative orchids
The uncooperative orchids
The redo
The redo
Blushing orchids
Blushing orchids
The speckled group
The speckled group
Pink on gold
Pink on gold
The orchid tree
The orchid tree
Golden orchids
Golden orchids
The spotted orchid
The spotted orchid
Orchid bouquet
Orchid bouquet
Bold orchids
Bold orchids
Twins
Twins
Pink explosion
Pink explosion
White with a splash of pink
White with a splash of pink
The last orchid
The last orchid
The venue
The venue
Sun orchid
Sun orchid
Unusual colors
Unusual colors
Peachy orchids
Peachy orchids
More unusual colors
More unusual colors
Matching spots
Matching spots
Conventional
Conventional
The arc
The arc