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The Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore is located in Druid Hill Park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by George A. Frederick and opened to the public in 1888 with the Victorian Palm House and Orchid House.
The conservatory today contains five areas: the Palm House, Mediterranean House, the Orchid Room, Tropical House, and Desert House. There are 35 flowerbeds growing in the surrounding 1.5 acres within Druid Hill Park. The conservatory gives visitors an opportunity to see plants from different parts of the world in conditions near their natural environments. For example, the Mediterranean greenhouse copies dry summers and foggy winters of the Mediterranean and southern California. The Orchid Room is home to over 30,000 species and over 100,000 registered hybrids.
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