Plants
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Sensational Seasonals
Summertime here at Zoo Atlanta can be a real scorcher, which provides the perfect conditions for our top-shelf tropical plants. Our diverse seasonal plant collection can be found throughout the Zoo in our container displays and in landscaped beds around the Administration Building, Flamingo Plaza, and the Birdsong Statue planter across from the playground, just to name a few.
Big, bold leaves of Bananas, Elephant Ears, gingers, and Coleus intertwine with flashy flowers like Mexican Petunia, Cat’s Whiskers, Ixora, Winter Cassia, and Firebush in beds maintained by Zoo Atlanta Horticulture staff. While you make your way around grounds, keep an eye out for some of our favorites like the Sausage Tree, Yellow Cacao or Cocoa, Ylang-Ylang or Chanel No.5 Tree, Ae Ae or Variegated Banana, Stilt-root Palm (Verschaffeltia splendida), and the Australian Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi).
Our seasonal plants usually remain on display until the end of October, when they begin the migration back to our Greenhouse to over-winter, awaiting the following spring when they can shine once again.
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