Missouri Botanical Garden
St.
Louis, Missouri
This
79-acre garden opened to the public in 1859. A highlight of
the garden is the Climatron®, a geodesic dome greenhouse
covering more than ½ acre. It houses more than 1,200
species of tropical plants in an environment that feels
like a real rainforest. Another conservatory, the Linnean
House, was built in 1882 and is the oldest continuously
operating conservatory in the United States (the
Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco is older, but has
been closed several times). It houses the garden’s Camellia
collection.
The garden is active in conservation work and is a
participating institution of the national organization, the
Center for Plant Conservation. It also actively
collaborates with partners on conservation projects in 11
countries in Africa, Asia and South America.
Click
here to visit the website of the Missouri
Botanical Garden.