Bloedel Conservatory​

 The Bloedel Conservatory  is jointly managed by the City of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association.  

​Video about Bloedel and Prentice Bloedel

​50 years of history

What's that bird quiz?    Part 1       Part 2      Part 3       Part 4


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Bird of the Month

• Australian King Parrot - Alisterus scapularis
• Blue-and-Yellow Tanager - Pipraeidea darwinii
• Blue-Faced Parrot Finch (Lutino) - Erythrura trichoroa
• Cut-throat Finch - Amadina fasciata
• Diamond Dove - Geopelia cuneata
• Gloster Canary - Serinus canaria domesticus
• Gold Breasted Waxbill - Amandava subflava
• Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
• Pin-Tailed Whydah - Vidua macroura
• Red Siskin - Spinus cucullatus
• Red-crested Finch - Coryphospingus cucullatus
• Sudan Golden Sparrow - Passer luteus
• Zebra Finch - Taeniopygia guttata​​

Plant Profiles

• Aluminum (Aluminium) Plant - Pilea cadierei
• Bunya Bunya Pine - Araucaria bidwillii
• Coffee - Coffea arabica
• Lolliop or Golden Shrimp Plant - Pachystachys lutea
• Monkey Plant - Ruellia makoyana
• Pencil Tree - Euphorbia tirucalli
• Snowflake Aralia - Trevesia palmata
• Surinam Cherry - Eugenia uniflora
• Swiss Cheese Plant / Split-Leaf Philodendron - Monstera delicioso
• Tasmanian Tree Fern - Dicksonia antarctica
• True Cinnamon - Cinnamomum verum or C. zeylanicum

Similar organizations - local, national, and international

• Exotic Bird Groups and Societies
• Exotic Plant Societies
• Orchid Groups and Societies

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-Photo by Malcolm H.  

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