Reposted from Discovery That Connects, the School of Integrative Plant Science blog: Cornell alumni, some visiting campus for the first time since creation of SIPS and opening of the new Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory, ...
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The Victoria lily (Victoria x ‘Longwood Hybrid’) in the Palm House water feature is poised to flower, perhaps the evening of June 9. The Conservatory will be open during the School of Integrative Plant Science ...
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There are always plenty of plants to engage with at the Conservatory. Of particular note now: Brownea spp. flowering in the Palm House low on the tree for great viewing. If you can’t make it before ...
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Stop by the Conservatory soon if you’d like to see the spectacular display of our Panama Flame Tree or Rose of Venezuela (Brownea spp.) This small evergreen tropical tree is a native of South and ...
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60 Ithaca High School students visited the Conservatory March 10, where research support specialist Ed Cobb and SIPS assistant director Magdalen Lindeberg (disguised as Marie Antoinette) helped them make connections between plants and the French Revolution.
If you missed the flowering last week of the Brownea spp. in the Palm House (no one was there to witness it Wednesday night), you can watch the dance in this video
Stop by the Conservatory before the weekend if you’d like to see the spectacular display of our Panama Flame Tree or Rose of Venezuela (Brownea spp.) This small evergreen tropical tree is a native of South ...
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Click on slider images for larger view: Members of the Cayuga Nature Photographers group visited the Conservatory February 4 to sharpen their skills and share techniques in the warm confines of the glasshouse. ...
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Angraecum sesquipedale — also known as Darwin’s orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and King of the Angraecums — is flowering this week in the Student Room of the Conservatory. (Look for it ...
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Feeling stressed? Stop by the Conservatory this week. It’s safe. It’s warm. It’s green. It’s alive. It’s open 10 to 3 weekdays. Explore and reflect. And there’s always something in bloom …
