The United States Botanic Garden Tour

[@ahtfireflies]

The conservatory is pretty small compared to a lot of other BGs, but you can't beat the location and price! There's actually a huge greenhouse complex in southeast DC that has occasional open house visits. They have a ton more specimens for the things that rotate through, including a lot of huge mature Anthurium. I would say the biggest behind-the-scenes collections are the orchids and the titan arum/corpse flower; USBG is a major research center for both. They also grow out a bunch of unusual poinsettias for the Christmas display. One of the quirky collections is whole rooms dedicated to just big pots of bushy Aglaonema, pothos, peace lilies and other "standard"/easy houseplants. These are rotated into the hallways of the Capitol building for decor. Because USBG is part of the Architect of the Capitol, it's under the US Congress directly, so all the plants are considered federal property in a pretty serious way. No cuttings can be taken or sold out of the collections, sadly. They did a giveaway of little coffee seedlings at my last greenhouse visit, but those were grown out specifically for the occasion.

[@TechplantChannel]

very neat to learn this! thanks for sharing this cool info!

[@RubenvanKuik]

My country (The Netherlands) has a zoo with an enormous botanical garden with free roaming small animals in it. I haven't been there in several years. I really should go back there soon.

[@TechplantChannel]

Sounds awesome! I went to a place in spain that had a capybara living in one it was cool

[@RubenvanKuik]

@@TechplantChannel That's awesome! It sounds just like mine. They have whole herd of capybara and even some manatees :)

[@ms_it_is]

​@RubenvanKuik there's something similar in Demark! It's called Randers Regenskov and it's more of a indoor tropical zoo. It consists of three lage spheres with plants and animals from different regions of the world. But a lot of the plants have signs in front of them. And in the largest sphere there are also manatees were as in the other spheres there are mostly birds and smaller mamals like sloths or lemurs. What is the one in the Netherlands called?

[@henne1917]

2:25 it’s an adansonii var. laniata, this form is called Fairchild Garden or double window

[@oliverohm6921]

Really love this kind of video from you. Your voice made me so relaxed and please do wild orchids exporter again pls😊

[@cindystimson3632]

Thank you for taking us traveling with you. Beautiful video

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorirober2536]

Thanks for the video showcasing all these amazing plants.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching it!

[@burntorangehorn]

I love that place, and used to walk over there when I worked in DC (FAA). Some workers would even allow me to take a cutting here and there, including from a lignum vitae tree.

[@TechplantChannel]

Awesome! I have a good relationship with my local conservatory and we share plants too. I bring em cutting of stuff they don't have and they share with me too

[@burntorangehorn]

@TechplantChannel That's great! Hope you check out some of the Smithsonian gardens while you're in town. Not many tropicals/houseplants, but very nice.

[@OMEGALULLOLXDD]

I love this greenhouse 🥰

[@TechplantChannel]

Me too it was great

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

The alocasia you mentioned mostly were actually colocasia

[@TechplantChannel]

Dangit

[@FloridaHiker619]

Thanks for making botanic garden videos. I enjoy your channel.

[@xanjamanuo]

This place is local to me and I love going there!! Great video as always Techplant.

[@TechplantChannel]

nice! Thanks!

[@Joey-vw1id]

Another great video my friend 💚🌿💯

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for the kind words

[@aerin04]

Wow that is beautiful 😀 Will have to check it out sometime. Looks like you had a great time~~~

[@doom85249]

I think the first few plants shown are Colocasia esculenta (apart from the one at 1:13, that might be Leucocasia gigantea). Great footage though!! Edit: Colocasia esculenta 'Pharao's Mask', 'White Lava' and 'Black Magic'

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you very much

[@Stickyfpv]

You should visit the old botanical garden in göttingen lower Saxony Germany it has a big fern house you would like it

[@alanssnack1192]

imagine taking a tiny cutting off every single plant

[@TechplantChannel]

Most places the workers are kind and if you ask the will give you a small cutting if you have a meaningful convo with them

[@TechplantChannel]

Not chicago though lmao. I asked a guy if they share seeds and he literally started screaming at me telling me not to take seeds lmao

[@frannypie.]

​@@TechplantChannelsounds about right for chicago lol

[@cmamelgna5585]

We're all crims!! That woulda been my first thought. How big are my pockets and how fast can I run....😂

[@epicsushi5817]

@@TechplantChannelCould you show us all the plants you might have gotten from cutting or like how to as a skit lol. Thanks!❤

[@damonperron-laurin9302]

Reminds me of Montreal's botanical garden and biodome. I should check it out aoon, it's been too long since my last visit ❤😅

[@epicsushi5817]

Imagine the net worth of all the established plants there lol

[@TechplantChannel]

Gotta be a lot

[@ShadowsEcho1990]

This may be a silly question, but it's a genuine phobia of mine: Ant Plants-- Do they put off a chemical that attracts ants? I like this plant, but never purchased one yet because I was afraid of this possibility. Spiders are fine, but I do NOT want ants in my house! 😖 (My Logic: Butterfly Bushes attract Butterflies, so is this also why Ant Plants have their name?) 🤔

[@TechplantChannel]

Probably if you live where that species of ant lives? I think it's a very special species and ants in North America would not know how to utilize it

[@ShadowsEcho1990]

@@TechplantChannel That makes sense- I didn't even consider the possibility that it could attract a particular species. I guess I CAN keep it on my wishlist after all. 😆 Thanks for the Peace of Mind!!