yet more photos

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I swear I'll write one day, when my brain gets back to normal. I think it's entered a summer hibernation or something. If you write me an email, stick to monosyllabic words, please....

So, the photos - this batch are of the world famous Hortus of Leiden, where Carolius Clusius established the tulip in Europe, kickstarting the tulip craze that sent many broke, but ultimately gave everyone the illusion that tulips are actually Dutch (they are from the Turkish region, incidentally). Lots of plants (pretty much nothing but), and a few euphorbias for good luck...

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Photos

curly leaf
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

dicentra
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

coca flowers
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

unid
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

nepenthes
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

nepenthes
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

hairy orchids
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

Aristolochia grandiflora = freak flower
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

Aristolochia close-up
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

yellow orchid
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

finally, some decent Amazon lilies
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

and again
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

and again
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

with a bit of water hyacinth
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

water hyacinth flowers
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

water hyacinth leaves
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

and the odd blue water lily
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

blue water lily
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

blue water lily opening
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

me and cacao - the world's best tree
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

cacao flowers
De Hortus in Leiden, the Netherlands

Comments

[Glenda]

Daylight robbery
So glad to hear your robbery had a plus side!!! Did you get thier phone numbers? Hope you had a copy of your passport elsewhere. The photo's are beautiful, you even scrub up well Em.