Metro Parks Tacoma

Exotics & Exhibits

Close Up of Purple Orchid in Seymour ConservatoryExotic tropical plants and floral displays await you at the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory in Wright Park. This historic glass conservatory, with its distinctive twelve-sided central dome, is listed on the City of Tacoma, Washington State and National historic registers.  3,000 panes of glass make up the dome and wings of the Conservatory. 

In 2013, instead of monthly rotating floral displays, the Conservatory will feature four grand floral exhibits. Visitors over the age of twelve will be asked to pay a $3 admission fee at the door during the six week period of each of the four floral displays to help subsidize the cost of producing those plants. The Conservatory will remain free to all visitors for the 27 weeks when the special floral exhibits are not on display.

All year long the permanent collection will take you on a trip to faraway places and give you a glimpse into another world!  Combine your trip with a visit to the historical Wright Park Arboretum for a magnificent trip to one of Tacoma’s oldest and most treasured parks.

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 February Floral Display in Seymour Conservatory

2013 Grand Floral Exhibits

  • Crave: An Early Glimpse of Spring - Feb. 12-Mar. 24, 2013
  • Vivid: A Burst of Summer Color - Jun. 18-Jul. 29, 2013
  • Crisp: An Ode to Autumn - Sep. 24-Nov. 3, 2013
  • Lavish: A Festive Victorian Holiday - Nov. 29, 2013-Jan. 12, 2014
 Bench Among the Plants Inside Seymour Conservatory

 

Permanent Biological Collection

 People Walking Under Colorful Fall Foliage in Wright Park

 

Wright Park Arboretum