The Missouri Botanical Garden is excited to announce the launch of its Revolutionizing Species Identification (RSI) project, a transformative initiative to digitize the Missouri Botanical Garden’s extensive herbarium collection.

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Throughout the holiday season the Missouri Botanical Garden is hosting its annual Holiday Flower and Train Show, and this year the display features some jaw-dropping replicas fans of the Garden will recognize.

Each year, the Holiday Flower and Train Show showcases whimsical scenery for its model G trains to traverse through using festive plants like vibrant poinsettias and small characters dispersed throughout a charming, miniature holiday town. This year at the center of that landscape, sits an astonishing and fittingly botanical replica of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Full story.

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After a two-week closure to address flood damage in the facility, the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House will be reopening its doors to the public on Wednesday, November 20, just in time for the holiday season. Full story.

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Garden Glow returns for its 12th year, offering an immersive holiday experience at the iconic Missouri Botanical Garden. This beloved St. Louis tradition brings back familiar favorites to the holiday light show, as well as several new features for visitors to enjoy. Full story.

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This weekend at the 15th Annual Art Show, Shaw Nature Reserve will be showcasing the work of over 20 local artists whose work captures the beauty of nature. Full story.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden will once again be hosting one of the area’s most beloved fall events next weekend, highlighting a record number of artisans, artists and businesses at the Best of Missouri Market ®.
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The Missouri Botanical Garden’s extensive cacti collection will be on display for the first time in decades in the newly opened Shoenberg Arid House. 

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If you’re wild about nature and the great outdoors, Shaw Nature Reserve and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) are hosting the ideal event for you and the whole family. Full story.

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After an extensive international search, the Missouri Botanical Garden has named international botanist and conservationist Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann as the Garden’s next President and Director and George Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis. Lohmann will be the eighth president of the Garden and the first woman to hold the position. Full story.

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"Calli,” from the Missouri Botanical Garden’s collection, would be the first corpse flower to bloom at the Garden’s location in Chesterfield Full story.

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