If you ever go to Thailand, do visit the Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens in Chiang Mai. Here are a few pictures from the fern house a week ago.
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overall view
One end of the house. Note the nepenthes growing vertically. An oscillating fan with misting sprayers sprays a fine fog continually.
large staghorn
one more from the fern house
Tree fern at the King's Palace in Chiang Mai.
another tree fern
some maidenhair ferns at the entrance of the King's Palace.
Nice pics of the ferns. I felt like I was there in person...just without the mist. lol.
A large bird's nest fern at the hotel in Pattaya. While there, visit the Nong Nooch Tropic Gardens.
As muggy as it was there, I wonder why they needed to mist at all. It's actually hotter in GA (mid 90's to 100) than it was there (mid 80's to low 90's) but no where near the humidity. It felt like Cancun or S. FL. which can be very muggy. Anyway it must be perfect weather for orchids because they were everywhere.
Wow on the maidenhair photo. What is the green stuff that looks like selaginella on that bowl looking thing.
And I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE! Nice field of begonias there!! If only we could grow them like a ground cover!!
Love that second staghorn type! Neat-O! Thanks Butch!
I love the last pic, birdnest fern. thanks for sharing
Laurie,
I don't know what the bowl thing is. Here is another view.
Vossner,
Here is another birdnest fern from an orchid grower/retailer.
One more wide view of tree ferns. That is my 13 year old niece for size comparison.
hcm,
What lovely ferns. You must have had an awesome trip. Would love to go East and see some of the Countries. Thanks for posting the great pics.
Thanks for the tour
Some amazing stuff there, did you manage to sneak any cuttings....... that had fallen off course.LOL
I especially like the one that one that looks like forked tongues. very cool,
The bowl things are Lycopodiums.