Visit UNC Botanical Garden in Charlotte

For people who like gardening, exploring a Botanical Garden is always exciting . UNC Botanical Garden is part of University of North Caroline at Charlotte. We visit the McMillan Greenhouse. Many variety of plants are found in McMilan-UNC Botanical Garden such as tropical plants, native plants, desert plants, native plants, wild flowers, water plants and many other collection.




They have variety of Orchids from large size to miniature orchid. Orchid is one of my favorite plant. Some of them are blooming. The Tongue Orchid, they grow on their beauty of their leaves and bulb, look so antique and rare.
"Tounge Orchid" Bulbophyllum spiesii
The Tounge orchid is rare orchid and native to Southern New Guinea. They has leaves up to 6 ft long with large size of pseudobulbs. This species is relative largest orchid in the world.

Fly Trap

My 8 years daughter likes their collection of carnivorous plants, she was excited when she saw one of carnivorous plant trapped a fly. They have various of carnivorous plants.
Pitcher Plant

I was so impressed with the Chocolate fruit and coffee tree. Their tropical plants collection are amazing. I barely found in the USA. I recognized some plants that I used to find when I was a little which some of them grew wild in my country . I spent more time in the tropical plant section while telling to my husband and daughter.
Above is Giant Tail Flower



When we were out from the greenhouse, I found some of water plants such as water hyacinth, water lily and others. In my country Indonesia, Water Hyacinth grew wild on swam or little lake, they have beautiful purple flower. People used to make furniture of their stem.
Above is Water Hyacinth



Water Lily


For more info about UNC Botanical Garden, visit : http://gardens.uncc.edu/