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Collage which introduces Plant Explorer. Cornus alternifolia variegated foliage with flower on left, ornamental Malus fruits on center top, Pinus strobus cone and foliage on center bottom, Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' flowers on right. Text reading "Be A Plant Explorer" centered.
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Explore Our Gardens with Plant Explorer

Become a plant explorer when you go to Plant Explorer! Smithsonian Gardens’ guide to all of our trees and orchids. Search for specific plants, see a map of our whole collection, or look through a catalog of all our trees and orchids. Learn about the plants you love that make up our collection!

Plant Explorer is intuitive, but if you would like to see a guide to walk you through some of its features, check out our StoryMap here!

Collage introduces Plant Explorer. Clockwise from top left: Picea abies 'Acrocona' cone, Magnolia grandiflora flower, Diospyros virginiana fruit, Ginkgo leaf

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Flowering apricot cultivar (Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke')

Heart-Lipped Brassavola clone (Brassavola subulifolia 'H & R')

Guaria Morada (Guarianthe skinneri)

Japanese cedar cultivar (Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino')

Single Flowered Dendrobium (Dendrobium uniflorum)

Rosy Tinted Laelia (Laelia rubescens)

Back of ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaf

Violet Epidendrum (Epidendrum violascens)

American elm (Ulmus americana) in spring

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum) leaf

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