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comments (2) July 20th, 2010 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Especially when they look like this! You can find this happy orchid in the Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York.

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Floral synchronicity

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Small_potatoes writes: It almost looks like a white butterfly with huge purple wings. Posted: 11:51 am on July 24th

wwross writes: Thats kind of weird. Posted: 9:52 am on July 20th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.