Inside the conservatory.

Conservatory of Flowers

A building of unknown origins. The conservatory was bought as a kit by James Lick for his estate in San Jose, then purchased as a gift for the city of San Francisco after his death in 1876. it was assembled as the first formal structure in Golden Gate Park in 1879. The origin of the kit itself is unknown, though it is thought to have come from somewhere in Europe.

Today it hosts over 1,700 plant species, including some rare tropical plants that are over 100 years old and the world’s largest public collection of high-altitude orchids. Their Corpse Flowers attract a substantial crowd when they bloom for 2-3 days every 7-10 years.

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100 John F Kennedy Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 - Map

25 November 2019

Saving SF’s Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park’s grandest building

Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 January 2019

The stones.

Monarch Bear Grove

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Inside the Columbarium.

Neptune Society Columbarium

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Inside Cookin'

Cookin'

1.24 miles away