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The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers located within Golden Gate Park is one of oldest buildings in Golden Gate Park that I have never been to before until now. I’ve always grew up walking around Golden Gate Park and I’ve even been to the gardens outside of the greenhouse, but not until recently have I ever been inside the building. The building is a beautiful piece of architecture and I don’t know why I haven’t been here before.

Inside the conservatory there are plants and flowers of all sorts from different regions of the world. There are 5 separate exhibits within the building. There are 4 exhibits that are permanent at the conservatory and they are Lowland Tropics, Highland Tropics, Potted Plants, and Aquatic Plants. The 5th room is a special exhibit room. The theme for this exhibit currently is Edible Expeditions.

In the Edible Expeditions room there are plants from Asia, North America, and South America. There are even some island type fruits from the Pacific. The most delicious looking edible plant there was the pineapple plant and a lychee tree. I was tempted to give these a taste, but of course was not allowed to.

The rest of the buildings exhibits are highly humid and I suggest if you are wanting to check out these rooms that you bring a towel with you on a cool San Francisco day because you will be sweating if you are not use to the temperature change. The most beautiful of orchids are on display all over the four exhibits. If you are a green thumb and you love orchids this is the place to go.

The Conservatory of Flowers is opened Tuesday - Sunday; 9am - 5pm. Tickets are $7 for Adults, $5 for Youth 12-17, Seniors 65+, and students with ID, $2 for Children 5-11, and Free for Children 4 and below. There are discounts available for residents of SF and the first Tuesday of the month admission is Free.

A selection of pictures of the SF Conservatory of Flowers can be seen by clicking on the picture link above. If you would like to see more visit the Conservatory up close and personal. More information can be found following this link. Please feel free to leave me a comment below for the pictures and/or the posting.