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Quick Facts

Titan Arum Bloom
Passion Vine Flower
  1. Built in 1993
  2. $4.98 million to construct
  3. 15,120 sq. ft. under glass
  4. Houses a Conservatory collection with 1200 plant specimens
  5. Houses an Insectary collection with 120 insects and arthropod specimens
  6. Designated a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plant Rescue Center
  7. over 3,500 students served in 2023
  8. April 2011-First documented bloom of a Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum, grown from seed in Ohio.
  9. We use Biological Control, aka "Good Bugs" whenever possible for safe and natural pest control