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Thread: Went to the Chicago Botanic Garden today

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  1. December 28th, 2011, 06:40 PM #1
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    Default Went to the Chicago Botanic Garden today

    I went to the CBG today and spent most of my time in the tropical green house. I thought their orchid displays were rather unique, to say the least. They had several of these large balls hanging around the greenhouse.
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    Always impressive to see the phal balls.


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    Wow! My husband and I plan to go to Chicago this spring, and I guess I just added to my agenda!
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    What a cool orchid display. Never seen a phal ball.. haha..

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    Thank you for sharing so nice to the phals ball there.
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    Nice phals ball, how many phals do you think fit there?
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