The new “Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show: An Ocean of Color” exhibit at Phipps, which will run through March 6, features a variety of orchid displays, as well as an intricate collection of tropical bonsais.

Phipps Conservatory’s master gardener, Dave Buresch, talks about orchids as one would a lover. He speaks in complex soliloquies about their personalities, delicate beauty and the specific but simple...