Conservatory of Flowers

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Flower power is alive and well at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers. This gloriously restored 1878 Victorian greenhouse is home to freaky outer-space orchids, serene floating lilies and creepy carnivorous plants gobbling insect lunches.

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