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Fern Passage

About this Indoor Garden

Walk through this cool, green passageway of ferns and explore both familiar and exotic specimens from our collection.

Boston, rabbit’s-foot and bird’s-nest ferns grow here among other tropical plants, including a fascinating collection of insect-catching plants such as pitcher plants and Venus fly traps.

History of this Garden

Part of the original Conservatory, the Fern Passage opened directly to the Rose House to the south. A glass wall to separate the two spaces was added when the original brick floor of the Fern Passage was replaced.

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Tropical Pitcher-plant

Nepenthes, commonly known as pitcher-plants, are climbers, growing as vines. Nepenthes alata is one example of a pitcher-plant that is endemic to the Philippines and thrives in humid conditions. Their uniquely shaped pitchers are formed from modified leaves. These plants are insectivorous, meaning that they gain nutrients from insects. The clever design of the plant traps insects by attracting them to the colorful pitcher, which has nectar glands at its entrance and a slippery inner surface. Visiting insects fall into the pitcher and drown in the water that has collected at the bottom.

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