Wicked Plants: The Exhibit
Discover the evildoers of the plant world lurking in your own backyard and beyond in Wicked Plants: The Exhibit.
Inspired by Amy Stewart’s book Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and other Botanical Atrocities, the exhibit is being developed by The North Carolina Arboretum, and you will have the opportunity to see its evolution.
In January, components of Wicked Plants: The Exhibit will begin to appear in the Exhibit Hall of the Baker Exhibit Center. Elements will be continually added to the exhibit, on display through May, giving a hands-on experience with Mother Nature’s most appalling creations—without the risk of intoxication, addiction, dismemberment or other general danger.
The Baker Exhibit Center Greenhouse will transform into a dilapidated conservatory, filled with wicked plants. Though readily available at local nurseries or greenhouses, and used commonly in landscaping and interior decorating, these diabolical botanicals are toxic, poisonous, and even carnivorous. Learn more about their dangers, and decide for yourself if their beauty is worth the risk. Throughout the exhibit, you will be introduced to infamous plants that have left their mark on history and claimed many an unfortunate victim.
Opens February 6, 2012 - June 9, 2012