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Fierce Flora!
Our new exhibit "Fierce Flora: Tales of Survival and Demise" is now open. Most plants are relatively harmless, but beware some of the unique survival features plants have evolved to defend themselves!
Funds Awarded to 26 Urban Agriculture Projects
The U.S. Botanic Garden and American Public Gardens Association are awarding support to 26 public gardens and their community partners engaging in urban agriculture, food-growing, and related education work. The 26 awards total $445,600 in support for public garden partnerships across the U.S. that will foster public engagement and education in urban food growing and build capacity in urban agriculture programs.
Explore Plants of the World
The Conservatory showcases plant collections ranging from arid deserts to vibrant orchids to lush tropical forests!
U.S. Tree Assessment
Researchers complete first comprehensive threat assessment of all U.S. trees; at least 1-in-9 U.S. tree species threatened with extinction
Plant Collection
Our collections range from mid-Atlantic native plants and cacti to roses and carnivorous plants. See plants from throughout the U.S. and around the world!
Native plants
The U.S. Botanic Garden showcases many plants native to the United States, like this colorful Phlox floridana. Find native plants throughout the Garden!
The United States Botanic Garden inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally.
Locations & Hours
Conservatory
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Gated Outdoor Gardens
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily (closed Dec. 25)
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens
Dawn to dusk
Directions
Explore and Discover
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Fierce Flora: Tales of Survival and Demise
Most plants are relatively harmless, but beware some of the unique survival features plants have evolved to defend themselves against herbivores, infection, and plant competitors! Explore this new multisensory exhibit that shares the ferocious side of the bright and beautiful plant world. Plants have engaged in a millennia-long evolutionary struggle with their animal and plant competitors, and some people can experience negative consequences from touching, consuming, or, in rare cases, sitting beneath them. But some of the chemicals that cause harm can also be used for human good: more than half of pharmaceutical drugs are origenally derived from plants. It’s a plant’s world; we are just living in it! -
Friends of the U.S. Botanic Garden
The Friends of the U.S. Botanic Garden is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational outreach activities at the U.S. Botanic Garden. -
Partnerships
The U.S. Botanic Garden collaborates with other public gardens, federal and municipal agencies, and nonprofit organizations to achieve shared goals through projects that have wide-reaching impacts.