Franklin Park Conservatory is a conservatory and botanical garden located at 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. It is open daily except Monday and holidays; an admission fee is charged. A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to secure public funding. ... Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

The original Franklin Park Conservatory opened in 1895, and was renovated and enlarged in 1989, bringing its total size to 57,000 square feet, including both greenhouses and classrooms. The Victorian glasshouse, now called the Palm House, is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2004 the conservatory added a major collection of glass artworks by Dale Chihuly. Dale Chihuly has become famous for his intricate, vividly-colored, eye-catching glasswork. ...

The conservatory contains more than 400 plant species. Collections include: Himalayan Mountain, Tropical Rainforest, Desert, North Courtyard, South Courtyard (Bonsai Courtyard), Pacific Island, Show house (orchid and bonsai collections), and Palm House (40 species of palms.) Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ... A bonsai trident maple growing in the root over rock style. ... Look up Palm on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word Palm has several meanings: The central region of the human hand and an ancient unit of length based thereon. ...

The conservatory is set within Franklin Park, and surrounded by an outdoor botanical garden (28 acres) featuring bamboo and Japanese maples. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to secure public funding. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Species with pages written Acer campestre - Field Maple Acer grandidentatum - Bigtooth Maple Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple Acer macrophyllum - Bigleaf Maple Acer micranthum - Komine Maple Acer negundo - Manitoba Maple Acer nigrum - Black Maple Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple Acer platanoides - Norway Maple Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore Maple Acer rubrum...

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America. ...

External links

• Franklin Park Conservatory