Regional Collections

Cloud Forest + Maritime Climate

These moderate climates house biodiverse flora and ancient lineages of plants.

Desert

Deserts cover one-third of the Earth’s land surface.

Semi-Arid

Just at the edge of the true deserts are places that get a bit more rainfall.

Sub-Tropics

Sub-Tropical regions are found at slightly higher latitude from the more moderate climates in the tropics.

Tropics

Tropical regions, around the equator, can be both wet and dry.

Special Collections

The Corpse Flower

The notoriously noxious plant, native to Sumatra’s equatorial rain forests, makes a big impression reaching up to six feet tall and emitting a scent often likened to “rotting meat.”

Research Collections

• Figs
• Species Impatiens
• Oaks
• Peppers
• Gesneriaceae