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Steve & Dr Larry 's Bromeliad trips in Thailand Part II

stephania
15 years ago

Thanks friends (^_^) You're all welcome.

After their own adventures in the real jungle around my contry,

Steve & Dr Larry were able to survive back to Bangkok again.

So, I pleased them with an amazing trip at Nong Nooch Tropical & Botanical Garden, in Pattaya, east coast of Thailand.

The place could be one of the finest plant collection on the earth....Let's see

As Kerry's mention, LOL..that's not a miniature garden, it' real scale!

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The boys were Kings up there...LOL

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On canopy walk way among Palm collection.

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My friend, Pongsan and Sutthisak with a huge specimen of "Coco de Mer" palm.

from Sea Shell Island which was getting fruit !!

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My friend Gift Wattana with 'Coco de Mer'in bloom.

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Comments (20)

  • hotdiggetydam
    15 years ago

    Stunning...I agree the garden is wonderful

  • devo_2006
    15 years ago

    An amazing 'garden of eden'...everything just looks so perfect, how do they keep it that way? Love the Stonehenge replica & those Bismarck palms are fantastic...wish we could grow those here.

  • asianhorti8
    15 years ago

    i wonder - are the huge bottle trees still alive? i hear they are slowly dying -

  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Yep...Devo, you will not surprise if you realized that they use 2,000 workers
    with about 10 millions bucks per month to keep their garden such beautiful.

    Yes Asianhort8, sadly that the Bottle Trees do love to grow in drier climate,
    most of them slowy rotten away. I saw only one from ten alive.

    Well, back to our trip...
    Some more nice landscapes in the garden.

    From the garden's resort we can see the 'Ant Tower' up to the big tree.
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    Me on the tower top view with the lake side resort we did stay.
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    Dr Larry with 'Giant Ant'
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    Floating gardens
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    Take some views

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  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    For not out of our topic, we will bring you to the Brom House.

    Pot display at the front.
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    Anders Lindstrom, botanist, curator and plant collection director did welcome.
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    Dr Larry with "Heart of Crypt'
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  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Actually, beyond traveling, Steve & Dr Larry's mission here is survey the ability
    to organize the World Bromeliad Conference at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden.

    Let's see what we have had here...

    We rode elephants for touring....(^_^) ...just kidding LOL
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    LOL...we take an electric car.
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    Get in one of the 20 brom nurseries.
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    Steve was being interested in an unknown Pitcairnia.
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    In Crypt house, they were wonder with variation of Crypt. bivittatus.
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    Carpet of Crypt. 'Le rey'
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    Carpet of Crypt. 'Elaine'
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    Among the 10 thousands Crypt 'Le Rey' we discovered a new spot
    which has mediated variegation.

  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Hohenbergia leopoldo-hostii
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    Werauhia kupperiana, seed-grown from our good friend here, Lisa.
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    Anders did show some stuff he just got.
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    Neo. 'Shelldance'
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    Adam and his friend from Drawin Botanical Garden, Australia who joined with us.
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    Anders with Guzmania musaica
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  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Dr Larry with colourful Androlepis.
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    Gift Wattana, my friend with Orthophytum collection.
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    In another Brom houses.
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    This Aechmea use to be in genus Streptocalyx
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    A nice Aechmea ?
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    I love this one.
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    Neophytum 'Galactic Warrior'
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    In bloomer Brom house. Larry did point my friend a 'Mother Day' plant.
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    In Till. house.

  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    In xeric house, we found many interesting Crypts.
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    Dr Larry was appreciated with this undescribed zebra xeric Crypt.
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    My friend, Gift with xeric broms that he has been interested in.
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    A very nice clone of Dyckia marnier-lapostollei
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    In mesic house, they were enjoyed talking about rare species of Navia and Ortho.
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    I hope all of you guys will enjoy our trip...but yet, there are some more,
    please continue the Part III soon.

  • neomea
    15 years ago

    Steph!!! Your pics are normally excellent but you have outdone yourself with this batch from Nong Nooch!!! Awesome, all the colour has been a visual over-load. Some of the Crypts as stunning and looks like I have way too few varieties in my garden and will have to get some more..

    Thanks again.

    Dennis

  • jaga
    15 years ago

    Many thanks for sharing all these great images of Nong Nooch with us all. Brings back memories of our trip there last June. Simply a amazing place. The giant replica ants interested us. Heres some pics
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    Its not all plants at Nong Nooch
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    Love the N 'Shelldance'. Glad to see some of the guests are finally wearing shorts !! with a sweltering 30 + how could they be wearing longs in Bangkok ?? By the way one thing we picked up on is the broms are all mist sprayed from over head sprinkler system every minute keeping them and us from drying out. Keeping the leaves moist helps stop the heat stress.

  • stephania
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Thanks Dennis with my pleasure. (^_^)

    Wow Jaga, I like your bird's eye view pic.

    Chanin

  • LisaCLV
    15 years ago

    Wow, every time I check back there's more! Just great, Chanin! Nice to see my Werauhia seedlings getting big, and I love the gateway of clay pots too.

  • asianhorti8
    15 years ago

    http://www.nongnoochtropicalgarden.com/en/index.asp

    should you guys plan to visit this place - here's a link of the site so you can make your bookings

    i've been there many times and it's always a treat :)

  • gonzer_gw
    15 years ago

    Simply magnificent. You should get hired by the National Geographic Society. I used to think that being a greenskeeper at a golf course would be a tedious job, but after I saw those first photos....
    Chanin, in your last photo, the Navia the fellow 's holding, do you know if that is N. tentacula? Thanks again for all these photos!!!

  • rigo74
    15 years ago

    I am out of breath, that was just so much. Thanks again!

    Rigo

  • splinter1804
    15 years ago

    Thanks once again Chanin for this most amazing trip you've taken us on. Your fantastic photography just gets better and better - Now onto Part three - All the best Nev.

  • kpoon
    12 years ago

    Wow, those are amazing pics. Amazing Bismark palms. Do you know if they are the same species as the ones on the page in the link? I would like to get one for my yard that looks exactly the same as the ones in Thailand.

    Thanks

    Here is a link that might be useful: Bismark Palm

  • hotdiggetydam
    12 years ago

    They are cold tender palms. So consider if your climate is right for the plant or grow it in a pot so it can be protected.

  • tomncath
    11 years ago

    Beautiful! Reminds me of Tropiflora, right here in our own back yard ;-)

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