What’s in Bloom

A hanging basket of hanging white orchids

Featured Bloom

Orchid Chandelier 

Phalaenopsis Sogo Yukidian ′V3′

Orchids, one of the most popular flowering potted plants sold in the United States, are easy to find commercially in retail stores.  However, during A Longwood Christmas, staff members use them to create innovative and creative displays, such as this orchid chandelier. By far, the most popular orchid genus is Phalaenopsis, or the moth orchid, because of the ease and speed at which they grow and because of their reliable flowering and long bloom duration.

 

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  • Amaryllis

    Hippeastrum ′Denver′

    An easy-to-grow bulb which blooms about 6 weeks after planting, amaryllis are a sign of the season.  Native to tropical America, their long stems and large, long-lasting flowers are a stand out in our Christmas display.

  • Nighttime photo of tree with blue/green lights wrapped around it

    Copper Beech

    Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea

    A row of mature purple-leaved European beeches welcome our visitors enroute to the conservatory.
    Pierre S. du Pont directed the creation of  the beech allee in 1951, when copper beeches were chosen to replace sugar maples along the original driveway to the farmhouse. The grandeur of the beeches reflected the shift from a farm to a more formal public garden. The archival picture shows these trees were already huge specimens, transplanted by manpower in action with minimal damage to root structures. Some of the trees were already on the property and moved from Oak Knoll and the former nursery that was located in the current picnic area. Others were moved from an estate on the Main Line outside Philadelphia. Originally a single row of copper beeches was planted on the south side of the drive, but eventually Mr. du Pont wanted a double row for a true allee.
     

  • Dusty-miller

    Senecio cineraria ′Silver Dust′
  • Small and skinny brown, twisted branches

    Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

    Corylus avellana 'Contorta' 
  • Bunch of bright yellow and green leaves

    Kalanchoe

    Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
  • Bluish evergreen tree with white lights on it

    Deodar Cedar

    Cedrus deodara 'Bush’s Electra'
  • Anthurium

    Anthurium ′Anthfytwal′ Livium (Andreanum Group)
  • Evergreen tree with long drooping limbs

    Weeping Norway Spruce

    Picea abies (Pendula Group)
  • Brazilian Candles

    Pavonia multiflora
  • Small spiny and jagged green leaves with splotches of yellow

    Holly Osmanthus

    Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'
  • Big, jagged blood orange leaves

    Poinsettia

    Euphorbia pulcherrima unknown cultivar Norwin Orange
  • A starburst shaped green plant with pink center on a Christmas tree

    Neoregelia

    Neoregelia ′Purple Passion′
  • Large arrow-shaped green leaves with a large stripe of silver in the middle.

    Dumb-cane

    Dieffenbachia 'Panther' 
  • A picture of dry brown grass

    Coral-bark Willow

    Salix alba ′Britzensis′
  • Small orange on a green and white leafed tree

    Calamondin

    Citrus × microcarpa 'Variegata'
  • Japanese Camellia

    Camellia japonica ′Margaret Ratcliffe′
  • Silver Dollar Gum

    Silver Dollar Gum

    Eucalyptus cinerea
  • Scarlet-plume

    Euphorbia fulgens ′Algevo′
  • Long, oblong-shaped green leaves with dark green and brown stripes

    Rattlesnake Calathea

    Goeppertia insignis
  • Guzmania

    Guzmania 

    Guzmania 'Arya' 
  • A hanging basket of hanging white orchids

    Orchid Chandelier 

    Phalaenopsis Sogo Yukidian ′V3′

    Orchids, one of the most popular flowering potted plants sold in the United States, are easy to find commercially in retail stores.  However, during A Longwood Christmas, staff members use them to create innovative and creative displays, such as this orchid chandelier. By far, the most popular orchid genus is Phalaenopsis, or the moth orchid, because of the ease and speed at which they grow and because of their reliable flowering and long bloom duration.