{
  "id": 19742840,
  "title": "Winter blooms transform Seoul Botanic Park into festive garden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/winter-blooms-transform-seoul-botanic-park-into-festive-garden-19742840",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261113/winter-blooms-transform-seoul-botanic-park-into-festive-garden"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul Botanic Park, situated in western Seoul's Gangseo District, is currently displaying a colorful winter garden that defies the cold weather. The exhibition, called \"Between Winter and Plants,\" will be on view from Friday until January 31, 2027, across the park's greenhouse, Seed Library, and Garden Support Center.\n\nThe Tropical Hall features a display titled \"Today, Orchids,\" showcasing Aria, a miniature Phalaenopsis orchid developed domestically in 2019. Visitors can also admire over 40 different types of tropical orchids, such as Oncidium, Cattleya, Vanda, and Cymbidium.\n\nMeanwhile, the Mediterranean Hall presents a Christmas garden with 300 plants from 15 domestically created poinsettia varieties. These include popular colors like red Flame, green Green Star, peach Grace, and pink Pink Bell. The display also showcases unique spherical-bracted varieties, including Sugar Ball, Red Ball, and Snow Ball. A fountain installation inspired by Rome features a Christmas tree arrangement made with red Flame poinsettias.\n\nAt the Seed Library, visitors can explore imaginative plant displays designed to bring life to indoor spaces.",
  "summary": "Tucked inside western Seoul’s Gangseo District, Seoul Botanic Park is defying the winter chill with a vibrant seasonal showcase of more than 40 tropical orchid varieties, 300 poinsettias and imaginative plant displays designed to liven up indoor spaces. The exhibition, titled “Between Winter and Plants,” runs from Friday through Jan. 31, 2027, across the park’s greenhouse, Seed Library and Garden…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}