| Exhibit Dates
Now through
March 3, 2008
Color: A Winter Carnival
January 29 -
March 3, 2008 Lunar New Year Floral Display
January 22 -
April 27, 2008 The Art of Penjing
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Important Holiday Hours Update...
We will be closed on Christmas and New Year's Day to allow our staff and volunteers time to spend with their families.
Also, the free Tuesday will be January 8, 2008
Tuesday - Sundayy, 9am - 4:30pm (last entry is at 4:30pm, Visitors must leave the Conservatory by 5pm)
The Conservatory is closed Mondays
The Conservatory is closed on all Holidays except Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day.
Please note that on Sundays and all major holidays, Golden Gate Park closes many of its roads to all vehicle traffic
Information line:
415-666-7001
Admission:
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$5.00 for Adults
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$3.00 for Youth 12-17, Seniors 65 & over, and Students with ID
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$1.50 for Children 5 - 11
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FREE for Children 4 and under
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FREE for Jungle Pass holders
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The Conservatory is free to all visitors on the first Tuesday of every month.
Accessibility:
The Conservatory Of Flowers is wheelchair accessible for both motorized and non motorized chairs. Handicap permit parking is located at the east side of the building and also on John F. Kennedy Drive in front of the Conservatory. Strollers are not allowed in the Conservatory.
Location:
Conservatory of Flowers
JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
Mailing Address:
CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS
501 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
For group tours, rentals and other inquries:
Info@conservatoryofflowers.org |
| Support the Conservatory
We invite you to support the San Francisco jewel box and help us expand our environmental education programs and expand our horticultural collections. Your tax deductible donation is greatly appreciated.
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Delight that special someone with a beautiful hand-blown glass
"Conservatory" ornament!
A limited supply is available at the ticket kiosk for $40 each.
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CLASS UNDER GLASS
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Greetings!
Tuesday evening, December 11th the Conservatory could not have looked classier as we welcomed a record crowd of volunteers to the annual holiday thank-you party. Entertainment by a string quartet and buffet stations loading with tasty tidbits further enhanced the sheer beauty of the Conservatory after dark.
We are so thankful this holiday season for the support of our dedicated volunteers and for our visitors who have passed the one million mark in just four years since our reopening in 2003.
Best wishes for a very happy holiday season!
Brent Dennis
Director
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Color: A Winter Carnivale
Our Special Exhibits Gallery is overflowing with hundreds of plants in a spectacular array of colors. Through March 3, 2008 explore the role that color plays in nature.
Contrast Costa Times review of Colors
Read more about Color: A Winter Carnivale
Children delight in the carnival spinning wheel which challenges them to find specific examples of flora in the exhibit and the opportunity to be photographed as a flower.
Britney, Shane and Knight Haris of Tracy, CA pose with the flowers. |
 GREAT STOCKING STUFFER!!!
Annual Admissions Pass
Great GREEN Giving!!!
Treat your family and friends to a year of unlimited visits to the Conservatory! With an exciting, constantly changing program of special exhibitions and seasonal delights, the Conservatory of Flowers is a great place to enjoy the tropics during our chilly winter days. Now, we make it easy and affordable for you to take a trip to the jungle. For just $50, two adults and two children between the ages of
5-17 can enjoy unlimited admission to the Conservatory for one year. Passes can be purchased at the ticket kiosk Tuesdays-Sundays or click here to purchase online Jungle Pass order form
Stephanie, from Massachusetts, sent a Jungle Pass to her brother who just moved to San Francisco. "I just want to give him an opportunity to get out and explore the sights in his new home."
Share the gift of a visit to the tropics without the cost of airfare! Order today for holiday giving. |
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Thea Vierling 
Originally from Galveston, Texas, Thea received a degree in biology from the University of Connecticut. While attending graduate school in Plant Taxonomy, she took a course at the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica where the emphasis was on tropical ecology.
With a background in teaching biology,Thea now shares her teaching skills with fellow volunteers in both her taxonomy and Teaching Techniques classes. As Director of Education, Lisa Van Cleef says, "Thea really rocked our docent program. She enlisted technology to further our docent training, taped presentations so that everyone can continue to learn through the DVDs and moved our program into the 21st century. Not only does Thea volunteer fabulous ideas; she carries them through to completion! "
Officially "retired" Thea now has time to cultivate new interests and continue her love of learning. She is currently studying Chinese, traveling, sailing and thankfully for us, volunteering at the Conservatory of Flowers.
Thea, thank you from all of us for being a leader we all want to follow!
Would you like to join our dynamic volunteer program? For more information contact Lee Edwards at 415-722-6650. |
| WHAT'S THAT BLOOMING BEAUTY?
In the Potted Plants gallery, just inside the door to your right, you'll find a spectacular tropical bleeding heart vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae). This plant is native to West Tropical Africa-Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and others.
After blossoming, this clerodendron forms black berries that burst open to uncover three brightly orange velvety seeds.There are more than 450 species of Clerodendrum including trees, shrubs and vines.
It's a member of the Verbenaceae family, as is the purple sandpaper vine (Petrea volubilis) that also grows on the arbor and the tube flower (Clerodendrum minahassae) in the Lowland Tropics gallery. | |
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