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Six on Saturday, December 30, 2017

To close out the year, let’s take a virtual tour of the Cleveland Botanical Garden. In the past decade, the garden has grown and added so many wonderful attractions and exhibits. At Christmastime, it is a magical place filled with the delicious smells of gingerbread and sweets, the colorful bracts of poinsettia, and the welcome waves of warm air and birdsong in the tropical glass house. Get ready to be wowed!

Poinsettia “Autumn leaves” is a stunner, with bracts aging to a deep golden apricot.

Ideas for planters are found around every corner of the indoor displays, which offer a warm welcome from the frigid temperatures that have enveloped the Midwest.

Christmas planters include hydrangea, cyclamen, and decorative branches.

 

Scores of amaryllis illuminate the darker foliage that covers the tropical forest floor.

I don’t know much (Okay, anything!) about orchids, except that they are beautiful.

What would Christmas be without the Christmas cactus! Look closely, and you’ll see a butterfly sitting among the blossoms.

A butterfly is well camouflaged among the bright cerise blooms.

Even green is a welcome color at this time of year.

A view of the rainforest floor from the canopy walk.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed our tropical journey! Please visit The Propagator for more beautiful photos from around the world!

To see the Cleveland Botanical Garden in summer, follow the link.

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