SF Conservatory images, help w/names

Took my in-laws to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers (built in 1878, closed due to damage from a storm in '95, reopened Sept 03) on Wed. I am just now reading up on tropical gardening and wanting to start collecting the more easily grown things more my climate (suggestions are appreciated, no humidity here, may have to add some with those overhead misters, an idea anyways!)
I ended up taking lots of shots, most didn't have names so if anyone knows, please let me know and I can add the titles as they come in. Thanks all, loving this forum!

#1 Palm with beautiful bright red stems. Cyrtostachys Renda (sealing wax palm)

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#3 Was hard to get a good shot of this with the lit background. You can see the large varigated leaf in the right side, center. Musa Ae Ae Hawaiian royal banana

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#4 Now I know this is a Philodendron speciosium, the imperial philodendron as I have the brochure. This is the largest speciman in cultivation and is over 100 years old. Goes all the way up to the ceiling and have a huge support column.

#5 Part of that same above plant on the right side. Center plant is a Ae Ae Banana

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#6 What a beautiful bright bloom! Dichorisandra, Blue Ginger

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#7 The potted plants section, whew, what delicious fragrance came from this room with the heavily scented lilies in full bloom!

#8 Loved this varigated leafed Alocasia Macrorrhizza variegata

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#9 Gorgeous huge dinner plate Hibiscus were everywhere! Hibiscus Sin. "High Voltage"


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#10 Hib. Sin "Hula Girl"


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Wow, that ear is gorgeous. Is the blue flower a blue ginger, Dichorisandra?
Edited to add that the banana might be AeAe.

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#11 I think I NEED this one, what a color combo! hibiscus "The Path"

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#12 The infamous Bat Face.

#13 Lovely combos of orchids and caladiums

#14 Loved this beauty!

#15 Closeup of the above. clerodendron speciosum


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#16 Now this was cool looking, coming out of the stem about 2 ft from the top of the pot.

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#18 Great combo of plants in this huge pot!

#19 Per Calalily, clerodendron not sure if it's delectum or another variety. Thanks!

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#21 Bright combo!

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#23 Bright orange-red with neat yellow streaks! 'Sun Showers'

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#24 A neat blooming Thunbergia mysorensis, Clock Vine.

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#25 This was the coolest looking, check out the raised black spots!

#26 Bright blooms of a gloxinia!

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#27 I am so drawn to the large leaves! Update from calalily: Could be Nancy's Revenge (is that a colocasia?) Phillodendron Gloriosum according to Eclipse.



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#28 This was hanging from a tree branch. A dendrobium of some type.

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#29 Closeup of bloom from above.

#30 colocasia violet stem

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#31 Nepenthes pitcher plant from Indonesia. Cultivar unknown


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#32 Nymp. Victoria possibly "Cruziana"

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#33 Pretoria canna on the left.

#34 I LOVE this one! Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris', Imperial Taro

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#36 They had these real neat looking large bowl pots on the branch/root like metal supports that were half on the pond shelf edge and the other half resting in the pond. Very clever!

#37 Very impressive, with the nice lotus clump in the background.

#38 medinilla


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