Krohn Conservatory is a conservatory located in Eden Park within Cincinnati, Ohio.
The conservatory was completed in 1933, and named in honor of
Irwin M. Krohn who served on the Board of Park Commissioners. It
contains more than 3,500 plant species from all over the world,
with principal collections as follows:
- Bonsai Collection - a collection of bonsai trees from
the conservatory itself, the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati,
and private individuals.
- Desert Garden - succulents and cacti including
agaves, aloes, crassulas, and
yuccas, as well as
cereus, opuntia, and pereskia.
- Floral Display - home to six seasonal floral shows, with a
permanent citrus tree collection of orange, kumquat, giant
Ponderosa lemon, and
grapefruit.
- Orchid Display - approximately 75 blooming orchids at any time,
from the conservatory's collection of thousands of orchids
encompassing 17 genera. This display also includes a Monstera
deliciosa.
- Palm House - a 45-foot (14 m) high central house with palm
trees, rubber trees, and bananas, shrubby
plants, and ground cover, as well as a 20-foot (6.1 m)
waterfall with a
goldfish stream. Epiphytic bromeliads, orchids, and
ferns grow in many of the
trees.
- Tropical House - a large variety of ferns, both
terrestrial and epiphytic; cycad, bromeliad, and begonia collections;
and important economic plants including a cacao tree, Pomegranate,
vanilla vine, and
dwarf banana.
See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
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