The grandeur and proliferation of the swathes of orchids, bromeliads and pitcher plants in the curated displays outdid those we remembered from last year. We enjoyed the hunt, of wending our way around the paths of the wet tropics zones and admiring the jewel colours and complexity of the specimen plants, most of all.
We feel we would have liked to have been able to read a little information about the plants on display.
Helleborus thibetanus, discovered in the mountains of Southern China in 1869.
Today's visit was made all the more memorable by the heady scent of the aconites that greeted us on our arrival at Victoria gate, the delicate Helleborus thibetanus in the Davies Alpine House and the trilling of the robins in the sun.
