Metro Parks Tacoma

2013 Grand Floral Displays

Whether you need a break from the dreary winter rain or an escape from the busy summer, the Conservatory's flowers are here for you and your family to enjoy!

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. Membership in the Friends of the Seymour Conservatory also provides unlimited free admission all year.

Crave Spring Conservatory Exhibit
CRAVE: AN EARLY GLIMPSE OF SPRING - Feb. 12-Mar. 24, 2013 
Featured flowers include azaleas, cyclamen, tulips, clivia, cymbidium orchids, assorted species of winter blooming orchids, vireyas (sub-tropical rhododendrons) and oxalis (purple shamrocks).
  VIVID: A BURST OF SUMMER COLOR - Jun. 18-Jul. 28, 2013
Featured flowers include red celosia, white impatiens, blue salvia, begonias, lilies, caladiums, momosa pudica (sensitive plants), agapanthus, orchids and coleus. 
  CRISP: AN ODE TO AUTUMN - Sep. 24-Nov. 3 2013
Featured flowers include peppers, coleus, and exhibition mums. 
  LAVISH: A FESTIVE VICTORIAN HOLIDAY - Nov. 29-Jan. 12, 2014
Featured flowers include poinsettias, amarylis, paperwhite narcissus, poinsettia baskets and cymbidium orchids.

Tasty Tropicals Conservatory Exhibit Info
FREE EDUCATIONAL BOTANICAL DISPLAY
TASTY TROPICALS
 - Apr. 2-May 31, 2013; 10 am-4:30 pm
  • Tacoma Loves Coffee - Apr. 4, 2013 / 6:30-8 pm
    Take part in an aromatic coffee tasting with Tacoma's very own Valhalla Coffee. $3 suggested donation.
  • The Chocolate Experience - Apr. 11, 2013 / 6:30-8 pm
    Enjoy samples of amazing Theo Chocolate and learn about the Cacao tree. $3 suggested donation.
  • From Plant to Plate - Apr. 18, 2013 / 6:30-8 pm
    Delight in small bites created by Tacoma chef Devon Fankhauser. $15 tickets can be purchased at the Conservatory.
  • Cocktails at the Conservatory - Apr. 25, 2013 / 6:30-8 pm
    Imbibe in a one of a kind cocktail - recipe created by Chris Keil owner of 1022 South. $15 tickets can be purchased at the Conservatory.