Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers, built in 1879, is a glass-enclosed garden of tropical plants and flowers, set atop a hill overlooking formal gardens bright with canary palms and flowers, in Golden Gate Park. It is a beautiful spot to see from the outside, but you should go inside too! Everyone in my family loved seeing the interesting plants and flowers, some very unique, like carnivorous plants with strange shapes. There were also impressive trees from the tropics with huge leaves. The building itself is gorgeous inside, with stained glass, and wonderful curved shapes. The conservatory has 16,800 window panes! Some things that you will see in the conservatory are: orchids, blue butterfly bush, giant lily pads, bromeliads, a koi pond, fiddlehead ferns, fanged pitcher plants, stripey begonias, delicate maidenhair ferns, whimsical pigtail anthuriums.
The conservatory was patterned after the Victorian conservatory in Kew Gardens, England.
There are no restrooms inside, which isn't very nice for families. Public park restrooms are located nearby.
After, walk around the flowerbeds, clock made of hedges, and love blocks in the formal gardens below the conservatory. Check out the summertime dahlias in the roundabout to the right of the conservatory building- the signs in the dahlia beds are ugly and distracting, but the flowers are so amazing. Walk the redwood forests nearby such as Fuchsia Dell, a delight! Fuchsia Dell is a six minute walk east. Tree Fern Dell, an area of prehistoric Tasmanian tree ferns is also gorgeous, and located at 343 Kennedy Drive, a one-minute walk southwest of the conservatory.
Don't miss out on the amazing Koret playground with its large carousel building and gorgeous coffee stand building with tables in the sun. The carousel is an eleven minute walk south from the conservatory.
Fanged pitcher plant!
Inside the conservatory, the stained glass looks beautiful.
I love the glass signs.
A young woman walks up to the Conservatory of Flowers.
Canary palms outside the Conservatory of Flowers.
The formal gardens below the Conservatory of Flowers.
Golden sculpture in the formal gardens below the Conservatory of Flowers.
Conservatory of Flowers atop a hill with a formal garden and lawn below.
Clock made of hedges and greenery!
Love blocks in the lawn below the Conservatory of Flowers. They are a bit faded now.
Joggers run by the Conservatory of Flowers on a foggy morning.
A man sits on a bench in the gardens below the conservatory.
Reddish pink bromeliad.
Lilypads and flowers.
I love these chunky lilypads.
Lilypads looking marvelous.
Pigtail anthuriums are whimsical!
Looking up at the tropical tree foliage.
Plants in pots.
Stripey begonia with pink flowers.
Maidenhair fern is lovely.
Victorian planter.
Pitcher or carnivorous plant!
Koi pond.
Corpse flower that blooms in a stinky way on rare occasions.
Another glass sign, about palms.
Hanging leaves.
Fern.
Diving ants go inside the liquid of the fanged pitcher plant to eat its prey, then the plant also benefits from the ants' droppings.
Such cute pitcher plants!
Leaves of such a pretty shape!
The window panes reflecting on the lily pond.
White orchids.
Cavendishia, so special.
Fragrant flowers.
Koi fish!
Stripes of all kinds!
The different shapes of dahlias: collerette, decorative, ball, and cactus.
The dahlia garden, in the roundabout to the right of the Conservatory of Flowers.
I love these dahlias!
Red and white dahlia, in the roundabout to the right of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Pink dahlias.
Some dahlias have narrow, pointed petals.
So many dahlias!
Dahlias and beautiful trees, at the roundabout to the right of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Cactus garden on the right side of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Formal hedge with flowers.
Side view of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Misty morning in the gardens below the conservatory.
The formal gardens are lush and beautiful on a foggy morning.
Wonderful tree in the formal gardens below the conservatory.
The stained glass decoration of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Tropical plants inside the conservatory.
Conservatory of Flowers is located at 100 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, in Golden Gate Park.
Open Thurs-Tues 10-4. Closed Wed.
Admission is around $16 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, $7 for children aged 5-11, and free for children aged 4 and under.
You can also buy a three-in-one ticket that includes the Japanese Tea Garden and San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Last Updated: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:35:59 GMT
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