photos: botanical gardens in Colombia

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Pink bananas Bamboo forest in Colombia Green and purple orchid, possibly Paphiopedilum sp. or Phragmipedium sp. Pink Aechmea fasciata bromeliad flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Pink Aechmea fasciata. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Aechmea fasciata, Red bromeliad flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Red Heliconia with yellow and white blossoms Heliconia leaf Black, blue, and orange butterfly in Colombia Unknown cactus Red and yellow brachts of a Heliconia humilis in Colombia Swamp in a Colombian montane forest near Pereira Protea flower Banana flower Neoregelia Bromeliad. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Cousin it cactus Orange flowers Purple banana flower Black and yellow butterfly Cacti Euphorbia grandicornis Pink Aechmea fasciata bromeliad flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Cecropia tree Unknown cactus Aechmea fasciata Plant with red-edged leaves, possibly Dracaena. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet) - Yellow and red flower with white buds Anthurium in Colombia Purple and white bucket orchid, probably Phaphiopedilum Red and yellow Heliconia Leucaena leucocephala (the White Popinac) flower Miltoniopsis vexillaria orchid Green flowers Brick red Heliconia Orange-red tubular flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Pink and yellow flowers Closeup on leaves of a rainforest plant Aechmea fasciata bromeliad. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Segmented plant stem Green leaf Epidendrum ibaguense, also known as poor man's orchids due being extremely easy to grow, comes in various colours Giant bamboo at the botanical gardens in Pereira Pink flower (Epidendrum Radicans/iguense) [Family Orchidaceae] Kalanchoe tubiflora (Bryophyllum delagoense) Cereus hexagonus Aechmea fasciata (Aloe). Identification by Alexander Gostner. Hairy cactus Orange Heliconia Yellow Agave attenuata flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Bamboo thicket in Colombia Cacti Heliconia Red-tipped aloe, Gasteria maculata (also called bicolor) Orange palm fruit Aechmea fasciata Bromeliad with pink flower. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Red epiphytic plants growing out of a rotting log Lavendar flowers of Plumbago auriculata Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum (Mutilcolored house plant). Identification by Alexander Gostner. Orange Heliconia Agave family. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 Search for other pictures