Found a hidden greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Garden last weekend

I was wandering near the English Walled Garden and stumbled into a tiny propagation greenhouse tucked behind some yew hedges. They had 200+ orchids in bloom all at once, and a volunteer let me sniff a Miltoniopsis that smelled exactly like a stick of Juicy Fruit gum. Anyone else find secret grow spots in public gardens?

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palmer.henry29d ago

Wait, a flower that smells like Juicy Fruit? That's insane.

the_mason29d agoMost Upvoted

Find one growing wild in a drainage ditch behind a gas station. Smelled like someone unwrapped a pack of gum and left it in the sun. Whole hillside near my buddy's farm smells like bubblegum for like two weeks in June. No joke. You walk past and swear there's a vending machine nearby.