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Youth Education and Tropical Plant House

Wander through a tropical rainforest in the heart of Memphis. The Youth Education and Tropical Plant House features a carefully curated selection of tropical plants, an indoor water feature, and an outdoor patio and classroom. Escape the ordinary & step into a true urban oasis at the Garden!

Frequently Asked Questions

Admission to the Youth Education and Tropical Plant House is included with regular Garden admission. Click here for more information. 

The Youth Education and Tropical Plant House will be opening with over 200 different species or varieties of plants from tropical regions around the globe. This includes at least 17 unique species of tropical palm trees and at least 22 unique species or varieties of edible or fruiting plants. 

The Youth Education and Tropical Plant House will be open during the Garden’s normal operating hours. Click to learn more about when the Garden is open. 

Yes! The Youth Education and Tropical Plant House is the centerpiece of a new series of educational programming at the Garden and an opportunity to show students firsthand the tropical plants they use in their daily lives including cacao and rubber trees. Click to learn more about our Youth Education Department and book your next field trip.

Thank you to our donors:

Anonymous
City of Memphis

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc.
The Canale Foundation
The Children’s Foundation of Memphis
The Day Foundation
Fred and Diane Smith
The Speer Charitable Trust
The Estate of Tina McWhorter
Anonymous

Thomas W. Briggs Foundation
FedEx
Goldsmith Family Foundation

Marian and Michael Bruns
Diane and Walt Chambliss
First Horizon Foundation
Kathryn and Jim Gilland
Lucia Gilland
Hyde Family Foundation
Kim MacQueen
The Little Garden Club of Memphis
Janet Misner
Julie and Jim Raines
Irene and Ron Ayotte
Carol and Bert Barnett
Dot Neale and Doug Ferris
Amanda and Nick Goetze
Sherry Hawkins
Ann and Hank Herrod
Lucy Carrington Jones
Peggy James Jones
Frank M. Langford, Jr.
Ragan and Lon Magness
The Menke Foundation
Ann Mullis
Barbara and John Ogles
Mindy Wurzburg and Blair Parker