Rainforest Conservatory

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The Rainforest Conservatory immerses visitors in a lush rainforest experience. This indoor tropical garden’s takes guests on a meandering journey alongside a rippling stream, behind a waterfall, and between lush plants including orchids, begonias, coconut palms, and cacao trees.

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The Rainforest Conservatory supports the Garden’s mission of educating the public on plant conservation and the importance of tropical ecosystems while offering a glimpse of an exotic paradise. The Conservatory features plants that contribute to many of our everyday foods, herbs, spices, and beverages, including seven varieties of ginger, a chocolate tree, a coffee tree, a star fruit tree, and a coconut palm.

  • Houses specimens of many types of orchids courtesy of the Fort Worth Orchid Society
  • Features a portion of the Garden’s nationally recognized Begonia collection
  • You’ll even find a plant that eats bugs in the Rainforest Conservatory!

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Each year, the Rainforest Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden becomes a mesmerizing home to thousands of brilliantly colored butterflies during Butterflies in the Garden.

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