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Plant with large green vertical leaves grows in front of a concrete wall. The plant is surrounded by shorter dark plants.

Johannesteijsmanni altifrons

Let’s explore one of the largest tropical plants in The Huntington’s conservatory! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Lily blossom sprinkled with water droplets

Nelumbo nucifera

Let’s explore a plant that lives on the water! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Large succulent with bright green stems.

Opuntia ficus-indica

Let’s explore a plant common to Southern California. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Plant with long overlapping dark green leaves with spine-like growths on the edges. The plant has stick-like roots connecting the leaves to the soil.

Pandanus pristis

Let’s explore a plant growing in the conservatory. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Plant with its roots attached to a branch. The plant is growing downward.

Myrmecodia tuberosa

Let’s explore a plant growing in the conservatory. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Plant attached to a concrete wall. The plant has three vertical leaves.

Anthurium warocqueanum

Let’s explore a plant with no roots in the ground! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Spherical plant with ridges and yellow spine-like growths

Echinocactus grusonii

Let's explore a balloon-shaped plant! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Tree growing in front of a concrete wall. The tree is growing out of the frame of the photo. A green epiphyte is attached to the plant.

Cryosophila albida

Let's explore a plant that grows deep in The Huntington’s conservatory! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Green leaves covered in thin red growths. The red growths have liquid on the tips.

Drosera capensis

Let’s explore a carnivorous plant: the Sundew! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

A pair of leaves that are yellowish green on the outside and red on the inside. The leaves have red spine-like growths on the edges., and these growths are partially interlocked.

Dionaea muscipula

Let’s explore one of the most famous carnivorous plants: the Venus Fly Trap! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?