SUN · 12:00pm
All-European Show and Shine
Lauritzen Gardens · $18
TODAY · 9:00am
Wicked Plants Display
Saturday, October 3 at Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha
About this event
Wicked Plants features living specimens of some of the most notorious members of the plant kingdom. This display will showcase plants from our collection that poison, paralyze, puncture, intoxicate, eat flesh, and otherwise offend, some of which we commonly grow in our homes and gardens. Look at our diabolical specimens, learn how some plants earn their bad reputations, and discover the dark side of the plant world.
What to expect
This botanical display brings together diabolical specimens from Lauritzen Gardens’ collection, pairing living plants with the stories behind their bad reputations. Visitors can learn how certain plants use defenses and adaptations that make them dangerous, surprising, or unsettling, from familiar houseplants to more exotic curiosities.
Why go
Wicked Plants Display offers a seasonal way to experience Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens through science, horticulture, and a little botanical mischief. It is a good fit for anyone curious about poisonous plants, carnivorous species, and the unexpected hazards hiding in the plant world.
Where
Lauritzen Gardens · 100 Bancroft St · South Omaha, Omaha NEOpen in Maps
