Featured
Headwaters of the Amazon
Through Jan. 1, 2012
A visit to our Tropical Forest Conservatory takes you to the Headwaters of the Amazon in a stunning, lush exhibit.
Featuring new plants and displays, Tropical Forest: Headwaters of the Amazon introduces you to the unique cultures and ecosystems of this diverse and exciting region. Beginning less than 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the first trickle of water that forms the massive 6,500 mile long river collects on Mount Nevado Mismi, in southern Peru.
The Andean mountain range boasts both the highest navigable lake and the deepest gorge in the world. Come explore the unparalleled variety of flora and fauna found in these ancient and complex ecosystems, collected and displayed with care in Phipps' 12,000 square foot Tropical Forest Conservatory, the most energy-efficient of its kind in the world.
Other Featured Exhibits & Events
- Summer Flower Show:
Glass in the Gardens - April 27 – Oct. 6, 2013
- Butterfly Forest
- April 20 – Sept. 2, 2013
- Party in the Tropics
- Select Fridays in 2013, starting Feb. 8
7 – 11 p.m.
Ages 21+
- Butterfly Weekend
- June 1 and 2, 2013
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Farmers at Phipps
- Wednesdays, June – October 2013
2:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- Inspire Speakers Series
- Second Thurs. of every month, Oct. 2012-June 2013
5:30-8:30 p.m., except where noted
- Floral Notes: Jazz in the Garden
- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Ages 21+
- Garden Variety:
A Farm-to-Phipps Dinner - Sunday, July 21, 2013
6:30 – 9 p.m.
- Tropical Forest India
- Now Open




