The United States Botanic Garden Tour

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @ahtfireflies
    @ahtfireflies Рік тому +3

    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
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +2

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

  • @RubenvanKuik
    @RubenvanKuik Рік тому +7

    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
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +1

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

    • @RubenvanKuik
      @RubenvanKuik Рік тому

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

    • @ms_it_is
      @ms_it_is Рік тому

      ​@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
    @henne1917 Рік тому +2

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

  • @oliverohm6921
    @oliverohm6921 Рік тому +1

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

  • @cindystimson3632
    @cindystimson3632 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for taking us traveling with you. Beautiful video

  • @FloridaHiker619
    @FloridaHiker619 Рік тому

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

  • @lorirober2536
    @lorirober2536 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video showcasing all these amazing plants.

  • @aidensiessmayer5615
    @aidensiessmayer5615 Рік тому +3

    The alocasia you mentioned mostly were actually colocasia

  • @doom85249
    @doom85249 Рік тому +3

    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'

  • @OMEGALULLOLXDD
    @OMEGALULLOLXDD Рік тому +1

    I love this greenhouse 🥰

  • @xanjamanuo
    @xanjamanuo Рік тому +1

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

  • @burntorangehorn
    @burntorangehorn Рік тому +3

    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
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +1

      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
      @burntorangehorn Рік тому

      @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.

  • @Stickyfpv
    @Stickyfpv Рік тому

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

  • @aerin04
    @aerin04 Рік тому

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

  • @Joey-vw1id
    @Joey-vw1id Рік тому +1

    Another great video my friend 💚🌿💯

  • @damonperron-laurin9302
    @damonperron-laurin9302 Рік тому

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

  • @alanssnack1192
    @alanssnack1192 Рік тому +5

    imagine taking a tiny cutting off every single plant

    • @TechplantChannel
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +1

      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
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +3

      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.
      @frannypie. Рік тому

      ​@@TechplantChannelsounds about right for chicago lol

    • @cmamelgna5585
      @cmamelgna5585 Рік тому +1

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

    • @epicsushi5817
      @epicsushi5817 Рік тому +1

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

  • @ShadowsEcho1990
    @ShadowsEcho1990 Рік тому +2

    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
      @TechplantChannel  Рік тому +2

      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
      @ShadowsEcho1990 Рік тому

      @@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!!

  • @epicsushi5817
    @epicsushi5817 Рік тому +2

    Imagine the net worth of all the established plants there lol