Bio-dome and Greenhouses

Overview

Large greenhouse with 6-7 different tropical areas based off geographic location and type.  Crossover is allowed.  Center of building to be used for information area, restrooms, and cafe.  Classroom and lecture areas.  Seating areas.  Connects to each dome.  Stairs to top roof garden which overlooks the gardens toward the mountains.  Can overlook the botanical gardens before going outside to the rooftop. 

Large non garden areas such as a cafe and lecture hall. Rentable rooms for receptions and flower shows.  Library, offices and information center.

Possible small nonpoisonous reptiles such as lizards and Arrow frogs under glass 

Discuss culture with photos of each area 

1. People, customs, festivals, daily life, etc
2. Designed to lift up area

Amazon

Description- Plants from Central America/Mexico to Peru/Brazil.  Largest area. Waterfall and small pond with native lilies and water plants with gazebo in the center of the pond. Two observation towers designed to look like native trees connected with a bridge which looks like vines. Towers look like trees. Elevator in the larger center tower designed to look like a Kapok tree with large buttress roots.  Multilevel gardens so there is no clear view of the whole gardens even from the towers.  Secret tunnel leading behind the waterfall showing a special garden (Fungi). The rarer flowers are in view but off path with security cameras in place thought.

Flowers:

1. Lobster-Claw, Orchids, Giant Water Lilies, Passion, Fruit, Bromeliads, Monkey Brush vine, poinsettia, Lianas (woody vines), strangler fig, hot lips, Achiote, Echinodorus quadricostatus, Myriophyllum elatinoide, Chondrdendron tomentosum

Trees: 

1. Rubber Trees, Cacao, Coffea, Sapodilla, Murumuru palm tree, Açai Palm Tree, Kapok, Mahogany, Brazilian Nut, huimba, Ironwoods, tangarana tree, Lupuna, camu camu, walking palm, Cumaceba tree, Mountain soursop, cupuaçu, cassia grandis, Anacardiaceae, papaya, Pineapple,
 Jabuticaba Fruit Tree Plant

Madagascar

Description 

1. Multi Layered and multi levelled garden with bridge and small raised pond with fountain, tunnel under bridge leads to Gazebo by the raised pond. Special garden includes carvious plants

Flowers 


1. Darwin’s orchid, Madagascar periwinkle, Madagascar jasmine 

Trees

1. Za Baobab, Bismarck palm, Tapia, Tahina palm, Octopus trees, Royal poinciana

Caribbean/Oceanic

Small ocean/island tropical themed area with water (simulated waves and sounds), beach hut, gardens are surrounded with palms and sandy areas, with pathway designed to look like wood planks and dock. 

Flowers: 

1. Jacaranda

Trees: 

1. Ohia Tree, sesbania tomentosa, argemone glauca, abutilon eremitopetalum, geranium arboreum, hibiscus, bidens cosmoides, brighamia insignis, sophora chrysophylla, broussaisia arguta, argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp, lobelia gaudichaudii, leptecophylla tameianeiae, Anoectochilus sandvicensis, vaccinium reticulatum, Allspice, Blue Mahoe, Lignum Vitae, Annatto, barbados lily, Caribbean lily, cattleya orchid, Hibiscus, yellow bells, butterfly jasmine, palm trees

Indonesia/Asia

Description: Appears as a sloping garden (paths level) with appearance of abandoned temples (Thailand appearance) along the walls that appear 3d and fade off into the distance.

Flowers- Camellia sinensis, titan arum, hoya, orchids, Clitoria ternatea

Trees: Mangokono, Orange, Lemon, lime, Rainbow Gum Eucalyptus, Melati, Anggrek bulan, Padma Raksasa Rafflesia, malay padauk, javanese edelweiss, nipa palm, Teak tree, Gutta-Percha, Happy tree, Trema orientalis, Myristica fragrans, Cinnamomum verum, pomegranates tree, rambutan, jackfruit, Myristica fragrans, Pterocarpus indicus, Uncaria, banana

Congo Basin

Description: Flat pathway looped in a circle, allows closer views of the flowering plants waterfall column in center of room with small pond with benches around it.

Flowers: Cinchona, rauwolfia, Alsophila dregei, strelitzia reginae, spathodea campanulata, adenium obesum, protea cynaroides, gloriosa superba, aloe arborescens, arctotis, carpobrotus edulis, Dimorphotheca pluvialis, gazania rigens, zantedeschia aethiopica, congo cockatoo, orchids, bird of paradise, mimosa pudica, coctu spectabilis, baobab, Phoenix dactylifera ,congo cockatoo


Trees: Caesalpiniaceae trees, Okoumé trees, ebony, limba, wenge, agba, iroko, sapele, buttress roots, kapok, vachellia xanthophloea, baobab, sausage tree, quiver tree, Leadwood, Marula tree, whistling thorn, Mopane tree, sycamore fig, Moabi

Australia

Description: Smallest biodome garden. The path and benches on one side of the garden with plants on the other side. 

Flowers:  
Eastern Queen of Sheba Orchid, kangaroo paw

Trees: Melaleuca alternifolia, eucalyptus michaeliana, Thryptomene hexandra

Special Gardens

Small gardens inside other gardens

1. Fungus – under glass – educate the dangers and similarity of toxic and non toxic 
and the need not to risk picking mushrooms
   1. Non toxic under glass
      1. Portobello mushroom. …
      2. White button mushroom. …
      3. Shitake mushroom. …
      4. Enoki mushroom. …
      5. Oyster mushroom. ..
   2. Toxic
      1. Fly Agaric
      2. Angel Wing
      3. Podostroma
      4. Deadly Webcap
      5. Autumn Skullcap
      6. Destroying Angels
      7. Death Cap
2. Aquatics 
   1. Seaweeds
   2. Kelp
   3. Algae farm for water recycling 

3. Carnivorous plants 

   1. Pitfall
      1. Nepenthes, Sarraceeniaceae, Caphalotaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Bromeliaceae 

   2. Flypaper Traps
      1. Pinguicula, Drosera, Drosophyllum, Byblis
   3. Snap Traps
      1. Dionaea Muscipula, Aldrovanda
   4. Bladder Traps
      1. Utricularia
   5. Lobster-pot traps
      1. Genlisea
   6. Other
      1. Puya Chilensis
4. Rare flowers 

   1. Description – behind glass or with barrier with cameras in place
      1. Orchids
      2. Titan
      3. Corpse
      4. Glass flower

Rooftop

Description: small garden on the roof of flat area between biomes and entrance.  Box gardens, seating with a view overlooking the gardens and mountains and average sunset location, terrace gardens

Flowers

1. Lavender, Salvia, Astilbe, Honeysuckle, snapdragons, 

Trees 
  


1. Common Hazel