A World of Plants: Palms of the Americas
Posted in Exhibitions on January 21 2010, by Plant Talk
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Laura Collier is Marketing Associate at The New York Botanical Garden |
An acre of tranquility awaits you in A World of Plants in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the Garden. Lush palm trees, exotic rain forests, and serene deserts provide the perfect getaway right here in New York. Rejuvenate your senses as you journey through the palms of the Americas and tropical rain forests, past pools of waterlilies and striking desert cacti.
This week we take an up-close look at the Palms of the Americas Gallery.
The most extensive collection of palms in the Americas, both North and South, welcome you from the cold, into the Conservatory. With more than 550 different types identified in the Americas alone, palms are one of the most diverse species on Earth. They range greatly in height from the tiny, six-inch lilliput palm to the towering wax palm of the Andes, which would lift the 90-foot dome off the Conservatory if allowed to grow to its full height.
Surrounding the reflecting pool you’ll see a set of five royal palms, native to Cuba. These and several other varieties in the Palms of the Americas Gallery provide the perfect entrance to your retreat, their fronds softly giving shade from the sun shining through the Victorian-style glass roof.
Find out more about A World of Plants, explore the photo gallery, and check out family activities here.
I having been growing palms from seeds that I got from the palm arboretum in Kauai, Hawaii. I am moving, losing my conservatory and would like to donate them to you. Please contact me.