Stories from the Gardens


Curator’s Corner – Myrmecodia spp.
Ant-plants, native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Australia, have a unique relationship with the six-legged insects that give this group their name.

Curator’s Corner – Dracula spp.
The genus Dracula represents over 100 species, with a natural habitat ranging from Mexico down to Peru.
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Exhibit
Curator’s Corner – Japanese lantern (Hibiscus schizopetalus)
This vividly colorful plant, which is native to East Africa, blooms intermittently in the Aquatic Plants Gallery of the Conservatory of Flowers.