The Bowring Park Foundation invites you to come and explore the spectacular array of rare and beautiful plants and surround yourself with the quiet beauty of the Bowring Park Conservatory.  The Conservatory, prominently stationed next to the Bowring Park Foundation Lodge, was originally constructed as a greenhouse in 1947 as a gift from Sir Edgar Bowring.  It was reconstructed as a conservatory in 1996 through a generous donation from Doreen Hall to commemorate her lifelong love of nature.  

With the onset of summer, the plants are in full bloom and are an extraordinary sight to behold.  One of these magnificent plants includes the sansevieria trifasciata, native to tropical West Africa. This plant is commonly known as the Snake Plant due to the shape and design of its leaves. The sharpness of the leaves cause many to humorously refer to the plant as the Mother-in-Law’s Tongue.

If you wander through further you will come across the Pony Tail Palm, which is in reality not a palm tree at all. This native of Mexico received its name from its large base and large head of pendulous, smooth edged flat leaves.  This plant is unique in that no two specimens are alike. It is also sometimes referred to as the “elephant’s foot.”