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The EEB Plant Growth Facilities support the educational and research goals of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Connecticut. It serves these needs by:

  • providing EEB faculty & affiliated researchers with professionally managed growing space to conduct world-class research,
  • maintaining a diverse living reference collection to facilitate teaching in basic botany, plant morphology, systematics and related disciplines,
  • growing a wide array of plant materials each semester for delivery to introductory & advanced level biology teaching laboratories,
  • managing growing areas for graduate and advanced undergraduate student experiments,
  • maintaining conservatory areas to augment the teaching of systematic and ecological concepts and demonstrating economically important plants to the UConn community as well as area elementary/secondary/post-secondary and alternative school groups. Conservatory areas are the primary location for public tours and offer publicly accessible display space for notable plants in the reference collection,
  • providing facilities, materials & expertise for summer science camps, various special interest seminars and related public outreach programs,
  • supporting the educational and research goals of institutions world-wide by contributing to the free exchange of plant material for research and educational purposes.
The EEB Plant Growth Facilities seek to make these valuable resources available to provide the residents of Connecticut and beyond the opportunity to learn more about the world in which we live.

Greenhouse Notices:


FRI 4 JUL 2008
BPB Spraying Complete
Zones 6300, 6400 & 6800 only
REI expires 11:30pm 4JUL2008
30-day Spray Record


FRI 20 JUN 2008
BPB Spraying Complete
Zones 6300 & 6400 only
REI expires 8:00pm 20JUN2008
30-day Spray Record
THU 12 JUN 2008
BPB Spraying Complete
REI expires 8:00pam 12JUN2008
30-day Spray Record

EEB Departmental News:

Visit EEBedia for the latest departmental happenings and news...

EEB Greenhouse Featured Plant

Another Titan to bloom at UConn!!


Photo from Matt's blog, taken yesterday July 4th

67" as of this morning. The spathe seems to have a slightly looser grip on the spadix. But the weather is cooler and overcast so hard to know for sure. The greenhouse is open now (10:30am) and will remain open until 4pm again today.

Greenhouse horticulturist Matt Opel has been posting daily updates to his personal blog at Burgers' Onion where he has been detailing the daily progress along with other interesting information about the Titan. We'll post the daily 'stats' here on the main page, but for a more complete discussion about the bloom's progress, check Matt's blog.

Visiting Hours:

  • Saturday 12 noon to 4pm
  • rest to be determined

We plan on being open late once the Titan opens, watch this page for the latest updates.

Million Dollar Question: When will it bloom?

  • Clint's guess: Saturday July 5th
  • Matt's guess: Monday July 7th

What else is in flower this week?

Previously Featured Plant

Banana in bloom!!
This specimen has been in the collection for decades and although the species has not been identified, we suspect it may be Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish' or closely related clone.
See it in greenhouse 1100

Older featured plants can be found in our archives

Random Shots

South African bulbs enjoy the late winter sunshine

Plants in the News:


MON 16 JUN 2008 A Not-So-Sweet Lesson from Brazil's Cocoa Farms at NPR Environment


FRI 13 JUN 2008 Goodbye to bottles for Chicago Botanic Gardens at BGCI
THU 12 JUN 2008 Can a Fir Coat Keep a Tree Warm? at ScienceNow
TUE 10 JUN 2008 Loyal to Its Roots at NY Times Science
TUE 3 JUN 2008 Forest Disappearing in Papua New Guinea at NY Times Environment
MON 2 JUN 2008 How Sugar Cane Changed the World - at LiveScience
SUN 1 JUN 2008 Beyond Harry and David - NY Times Sunday Book Review
FRI 23 MAY 2008 Getting to the Roots of Sunflower Cultivation
FRI 23 MAY 2008 Ancient Moss Shares Gene With Flowers
THU 22 MAY 2008 Genetically Engineered Trees to Fight Beetles at NPR
THU 22 MAY 2008 Aspen trees starved in global warming experiment at Yahoo! News
WED 21 MAY 2008 New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks at NY Times
WED 21 MAY 2008 Green Plants Boost Job Satisfaction at LiveScience
TUE 20 MAY 2008 How Coffee Changed the World at LiveScience
THU 8 MAY 2008 Flowers 'wave' at passing insects at BBC News
THU 1 MAY 2008 Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985 on Yahoo! News
WED 30 APR 2008 Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer at NY Times Business
TUE 29 APR 2008 "Extinct" Plants Discovered Blooming in Australia at National Geographic News
TUE 29 APR 2008 Cherry Tomatoes Get a Seawater Boost at NY Times Science
MON 28 APR 2008 What Darwin Saw Out Back at NY Times Art & Design
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