Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse is home to hundreds of plant varieties used for student and faculty research. Take an inside look at some of its wild, exotic offerings.
At the Arthur Ross Greenhouse, exotic plants are everyone – even above!
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
From cacti to crocus, the Arthur Ross Greenhouse is home to plants of all kinds.
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Latin names lurk at the roots.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
The Sensitive Plant has leaves that retract away from your touch.
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There’s always something blooming in the greenhouse.
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Living stones (pictured left) are actually a type of succulent that is very much alive.
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Don’t be fooled by their corn-like appearance– these seed pods are poisonous, and date back to the Jurassic era.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
Cacti galore.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
Beautiful flowers live on tables, shelves, and inside ceiling baskets hanging from the greenhouse’s interior awning.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
A collection of cool cacti
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
These fuzzy fronds are covered in thousands of tiny, tiny needles: do not touch!
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
Many of the plants housed in Barnard’s collection thrive in tropical enviornments, and need to be sheltered from cooler New York City climes.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
The fleshy, white “Ghost Plant” is one of the succulent collection’s showstoppers.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
A harmless little venus fly trap.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
Carnivorous Pitcher Plants thrive in the warm, moist environment.
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The Treasures of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse
The greenhouse also includes a spacious potting shed– even Barnard’s most spectacular specimens started out as seeds!
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A rare moment caught on camera: a Uruguayan Cleistocactus in bloom at Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse. The name comes from the Greek “Kleistos”, meaning “closed”, because the flowers rarely open.
