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Each of our permanent galleries focus on a different tropical niche, that introduces visitors to the vast array of plant species that call the rainforest home. Our ever-changing Special Exhibits Gallery will offer something new and exciting every time you visit.

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Conservatory of Flowers Special Exhibit

Butterflies & Blooms
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:00am - Sun, 10/20/2013 - 4:30pm

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Get eye to eye with a butterfly now through October 20...visit Butterflies & Blooms! The popular exhibit returns to San Francisco’s beloved greenhouse, transforming its Special Exhibits gallery into a beautiful and intimate cottage garden aflutter with hundreds of butterflies on the wing. Visitors can see a dazzling array of more than 20 species of colorful and familiar North American butterflies including magnificent monarchs, Western swallowtails, red admirals, and more, and even several giant moths like the impressive cecropia moth.

Butterflies & Blooms is a unique opportunity to walk amongst a wide variety of brightly colored daisies, sunflowers,...

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