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January 25, 2017 by Max Distro LLC

Pakaritampu Hotel and Gardens. Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo Peru

Pakaritampu Hotel and Gardens. Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo Peru

Pakaritampu Hotel and Gardens. Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo Peru

We decided to stay at the Hotel Pakaritampu which is a 3-star hotel conveniently located near Ollantaytambo ruins, with quick access to the train station. Because Ollantaytambo is 1,000m (3281ft) below Cusco (which is 3,400m or 11155ft above sea level), it provides a very good location to begin the acclimatisation process. In fact many visitors to the region travel directly to the Sacred Valley after landing in Cusco to reduce the likelihood of experiencing altitude sickness. We stayed in Ollantaytambo for two days to acclimate and to enjoy the the nearby Inca ruins. In the process we got to know the truly beautiful and historic town of Ollantaytambo.

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Filed Under: Hotels and Lodges, Peru, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Albuteron, Alpaca, Cereus peruvianus, Fawn-Breasted Tanager, Fuschia, Garden, Giant Hummingbird, Hibiscus, Kniphofia, Ollantaytambo, Pakaritampu Hotel, Peru, Sacred Valley, Salvia leucantha, Streptosolen jamesonii, Tiger Lily

May 16, 2015 by Max Distro LLC

Greenhouse. Wellington Botanic Grardens, New Zealand

Stained Glass Copper Coleus. Greenhouse. Wellington Botanic Grardens, New Zealand

Stained Glass Copper Coleus. Greenhouse. Wellington Botanic Grardens, New Zealand

In addition to orchids and water lilies, the greenhouse in the Wellington Botanic Gardens houses a number of interesting and beautiful displays. One of the things that surprised me was the wide variety of coleus plants. Prolific and wild in Hawai’i, the fragrant island Plumeria represents the standard lei of Aloha. Their subtle sweet fragrance is difficult to describe, such that we can only say it smells beautiful and symbolic of Hawai’i The colors of plumeria are commonly abundant in yellow, although during the summer we are frequently blessed with the rare pink plumeria. The rest of the post has some rare plants and some pretty ones.

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Filed Under: New Zealand, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Chenille Plant, Coleus, Frangipani, Greenhouse, Hibiscus, Lilies, New Zealand, Polka Dot Plant, Wellington, Wellington Botanic Gardens

May 25, 2014 by Max Distro LLC

Conservatory of Flowers. San Francisco, California

Conservatory of Flowers. San Francisco, California

Conservatory of Flowers. San Francisco, California

The Conservatory of Flowers is a greenhouse and botanical garden that houses a collection of rare and exotic plants in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. With construction completed in 1878, it remains the oldest building in the park, and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory remaining in the United States. It is also one of the first municipal conservatories constructed in the country. The Conservatory was bought as a kit by James Lick, an eccentric businessman, piano maker, and successful real estate investor. It was intended for the City of San Jose where Lick had built a mansion surrounded by exotic plants imported from South America and around the world. Lick died in 1876 before constructing the conservatory on his estate, and it was put up for sale by his trustees. The kit was then purchased by a group of prominent San Franciscans, including Leland Stanford and Charles Crocker, who offered it as a gift to the City of San Francisco for use in Golden Gate Park. The Parks Commission accepted the gift and hired Lord & Burnham, a greenhouse manufacturing company from New York, to supervise the erection of the structure. Once open, it contained a large variety of rare and tropical plants, including a giant water lily, Victoria Regia, which at the time was the only known specimen in the United States.

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Filed Under: California, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Adenium, Anthurium, Aphelandra, Bromeliads, Caesalpiniodae, California, Conservatory of Flowers, Cordylines, Costus, Cycad, Dichorisandra, Heliconia, Hibiscus, Medinilla, Pavonia strictiflora, Rhododendron, San Francisco, San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Spiral Ginger

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