Flora Sanctum Exhibition

Flamingo Gardens Created by Stephanie Larusso

Exhibit Supplementals

Watercolor painting of a peacock perched among palm fronds

  1. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Thank The Wrays

    Peacock and Oak Tree

    1

  2. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Orchidteers

    Dendrobium Flamingo Gardens

    2

  3. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary

    Flamingo and Ginger

    3

  4. Exhibit Supplemental-

    To Save A Tree

    Couroupita guianensis

    4

  5. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Cycads of the World

    Encephalartos hildebrandtii

    5

  6. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Heliconia Society International

    Zingiber spectabile

    6

  7. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Cooperation for Conservation

    Fountain Court Pool

    7

  8. Exhibit Supplemental-

    Lost Orchid

    Cyrtopodium punctatum

    8

Exhibit Supplemental-

Thank The Wrays

Peacock and Oak Tree

1
Mr. and Mrs. Wray
Local Peacock in Large Oak By Wray House
Photo of Ancient Oak Tree Hammock

Exhibit Supplemental-

Orchidteers

Dendrobium Flamingo Gardens

2
2026 Group Photo of Orchidteers
Golf Cart Adventures
Orchidteer Working on Display
One of the many Orchid Installations Around Flamingo Gardens

Exhibit Supplemental-

Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary

Flamingo and Ginger

3
Christmas Card from Flamingo Groves, 1951 or 1952
Sabal
Bentley and Treena
Owls From Sanctuary
Photo from Aviary
Photo from Aviary

Exhibit Supplemental-

To Save A Tree

Couroupita guianensis

4
Prepping The Tree for Transfer from Broward Community College to Flamingo Gardens
2026 Photograph of the Couroupita guianensis at Flamingo Gardens.

Exhibit Supplemental-

Cycads of the World

Encephalartos hildebrandtii

5
Photo from the Cycad Garden, taken 6/11/2026
Photo from the Cycad Garden, taken 3/14/2026
Photo from the Cycad Garden, taken 3/14/2026
Photo from the Cycad Garden, taken 6/11/2026
Photo from the Cycad Garden, taken 3/14/2026

Exhibit Supplemental-

Heliconia Society International

Zingiber spectabile

6
Heliconia Society International Bulletin, Spring 1986, listing the headquarters of the Society as Flamingo Gardens and naming them an Official Plant Collection Center

Heliconia Society International

Photo of Zingiber spectabile Bloom

Exhibit Supplemental-

Cooperation for Conservation

Fountain Court Pool

7
Jane’s letter to Stan mentioning how Floyd often visited David Fairchild’s garden
Photograph of Fountain Court Pool, 2022

Exhibit Supplemental-

Lost Orchid

Cyrtopodium punctatum

8
Facebook post from Florida Flora and Ecosystematics about the fall of the cowhorn orchid in the Everglades

See the post here.

Photo of one of the cowhorn specimens acquired by the Orchidteers
Cowhorn orchid (Cyrtopodium punctatum) in full bloom, photographed at Everglades National Park

Photo by Alan Cressler, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center