Blooms of the week

Week of March 30, 2026

  • Alpinia purpurata

    Hospitality Greenhouse

    • Insectivorous plants (some are in bloom)
    • Flowers : red ginger, tailflowers, giant white bird of paradise, torch-ginger, cymbidiums, etc. 
    • Fruits : screw pine, Manila palm

     

  • Bromeliads

    Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse

    • Flowers : many bromeliads and orchids, Costa Rican skullcap, Mexican shrimp plant, Brazilian candles, lollipop plant, etc.

     

  • Citrus reticulata

    Tropical Food Plants Greenhouse

    • Fruits : banana tree, mandarin orange tree, coconut palm, akee, pigeon pea, jackfruit tree, etc.
    • Flowers : banana tree, pigeon pea, soursop tree, rose-apple tree, mango tree, etc.
  • Cymbidium (Gorey 'Trinity' AM/RHS x Maufant 'Rozel' FCC/RHS).

    Orchids and Aroids Greenhouse

    • Spectacularly shaped and coloured orchids. Some are fragrant.
    • Some aroids are also in bloom, such as tailflowers and peace lilies.
  • General view of the Ferns Greenhouse

    Ferns Greenhouse

    • Staghorn ferns and tree ferns
    • Aquatic ferns and blue strap fern (terrarium)
    • Strange whisk-fern
    • Plant walls
  • Begonia 'Richmondensis'

    Begoniaceae and Gesneriads Greenhouse

    • Foliage of various shapes, textures and colours
    • Flowers : begonias, codonanthe, seemannia, goldfish plant, Virgin Island passionflower, etc. 
    • Plant walls
  • Arid Regions Greenhouse

    Arid Regions Greenhouse

    • Flowers : aloe, silver hechtia, cephalophyllum, drimiopsis, etc. 
    • Fruits : woollyjoint pricklypear, Barbados gooseberry
  • Overview of the Hacienda

    Hacienda

    • Flowers : crown of thorns
    • Mistletoe cactus in fruit
    • Frankincense of the Americas with its exfoliating bark

     

  • Penjings in the Garden of Weedlessness

    Garden of Weedlessness

    • Beautiful penjings; Kurile cherry tree in bloom
    • Common camellia in bloom
    • Wollemi pine
  • Calliandra haematocephala.

    Main Exhibition Greenhouse

    • Spring exhibition : Spring flowering bulbs, Hong Kong orchid tree, juanulloa, powderpuff tree, toromiro tree, African daisy, Chinese hibiscus, Java glorybower, English daisy, Mysore clock vine, etc.

See also