Current Exhibitions

Blooms & Butterflies

March 9–September 2, 2013
Featuring the Butterflies of Brazil!
See hundreds of colorful butterflies flying freely in the Pacific Island Water Garden, a tropical haven filled with lush foliage and bright blooms. Chrysalises of exotic species arrive weekly at the Conservatory throughout the exhibition. Watch through the glass windows of the Emergence Center as new butterflies emerge right before your eyes.
 
Daily Butterfly Releases
Butterflies take their first flight into the Pacific Island Water Garden during daily, educational presentations at 1 and 3pm.

Butterfly Gardening Talks
Daily, through July 3, 2pm
A Conservatory horticulturist shares how to attract native butterflies to your home garden during a 20-minute presentation.

Butterfly Walks
11am on Saturdays, May 4, 18, June 1, 15, 29, July 13 & 27

Pollinators Garden Tours
Daily, July 4–September 3, 2pm
Visit the outdoor Pollinators Garden and take a tour with a Conservatory interpreter to learn about native butterflies, bees and birds and the colorful blooms that attract them.

Presented by Giant Eagle and Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

Seasonal Showhouse Display

April 13–June 2, 2013
The diverse plant species of Brazil are highlighted in a seasonal horticulture display in the Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse. Tropical plants, including over 500 bromeliads of various species, are displayed through abstract design inspired by the work of Brazilian modernist landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx. Architectural elements include bromeliad “trees,” a planted wall mosaic and a custom stone water feature.

See the butterflies of Brazil in the concurrent exhibition Blooms & Butterflies.