Orchid Garden @ Hua Lu Flower Home in Taiwan

Hua Lu Flower Home was more a themed park rather than a farm and as we had some free time after lunch in one of its resident restaurants; our "loitering" brought us on a path towards an orchid garden.

Another sign which pointed to a combined orchid anthurium garden. I have no idea what anthurium is and had to google to find out that it had over 1,000 species although the one we would commonly see is flamingo lily, which had heart-shaped flowers.

Entrance of the indoor garden.

No mention of anthurium on the sign!

The effects of mist hovering above water in an indoor garden; immediately, it added a visual layer of charm and life to what would have been a boring garden. I guess that's why cloud forest in Singapore does the same thing too, although only at specific timings. 

Dad actually likes orchids and I am unsure if it is related to the fact that Singapore's national flower is the Vanda Miss Joaquim. p.s. there are about 28,000 species of orchids.

Fishes in the pond! The artificial green paddings were so glaring! 

Since the Orchid Garden wasn't at the center of Hua Lu Flower Home, it didn't attract as much attention from visitors. Furthermore, I did notice that the older generation seems to fancy orchids more.

Some decorative features of Taiwan elements; like the main door of a wooden house, a poem on a wooden plaque, and even a rusty bicycle. Good as a photo backdrop.

A beautiful passage surrounded with flowers, including above us. Only lacking wer fairies. Just wondering, would anyone attempt to hang from the branches? 

That's the anthurium; specifically the flamingo lily.

Location - right behind my dad's legs! 

Disjoined from the rest of the garden, this felt more space-age with balls of grass floating from the ceiling, and the mirrors giving the illusion that the area was much bigger.

Making our way out.

Garden was not bad although pretty! 

Absolutely love this! Instead of water, what appeared to be pipes were pouring grass! In reality, the pipes were just ceramic urns. 

Air plants! Imagine if these could glow at night?

They could have been mistaken as spirits or ghost fires! 

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Location

369, Taiwan, Miaoli County, 

Zhuolan Township, Taiwan 

(Within Hua Lu Flower Home)

Map

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