A very busy day in the Conservatory! Lovely to see all of the smiling folks
walking around and enjoying the gardens.
The Fall Flower Show is still underway and the sunken garden looks
amazing! If you haven’t seen this
flower show, you’re missing a beautiful and colorful flower show. Come down and see what an amazing job
the Como staff have done! The Winter Holiday Flower Show will be switched into the sunken garden soon.
The gardens are an incredible spot for improving mental
health. Walking through the
conservatory on the paths is a relaxing treat for the soul. The variety of plants from multiple
countries is an amazing experience.
In the North Garden and Palm Dome, countries from multiple continents are
represented. In the Tropical
Encounters, visitors can see plants from the Americas. A visit is a relaxing and interesting
education.
The plant of the day is the Mandarin Lime – Citrus x limonia. This fruit is a hybrid between the
madarin orange and the lemon. This
fruit is also known as Rangpur or lemandarin, Citrus x limonia, and, as might be expected, it has an acidic taste. Outside of the United States the
Rangpur is used primarily a rootstock but in other countries it is used
primarily as an ornamental or potted plant.
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| Mandarin Lime Fruit - Citrus X limoonia |
The Mandarin Lime in the North Garden is one of several lime
trees that are in the North Garden.
It has multiple green fruit on the tree. One visitor stated that “back home” (sorry, I didn’t catch
where he was from), they pick the leaves off the lime tree and seep them in
hot water to make tea.
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| Mandarin Lime |
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