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Harvesting Bananas!
Today we harvested a bunch of bananas from our ‘Super Dwarf Cavendish’ Banana (Musa acuminata)! This banana plant was acquired from Logee’s Plants in 2023. This is the first bunch of bananas we’ve harvested from this plant. Check out some photos below!
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Flowering Plants in the Greenhouse
The greenhouse has a wide variety of flowering plants from cacti to orchids to ginger. Each of these flowers is beautiful in its own right and together they make the collection shine! When you visit the greenhouse you will notice a whiteboard in the lobby with a list of all the plants that are currently…
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Come hang out in the greenhouse!
While the Bucknell Biology Museum Greenhouse is primarily used as an academic resource for students and departments across campus, it has also become a popular destination for visitors from the campus community and the public at large! Visitors come to the greenhouse to do homework between classes, meet with friends for coffee, enjoy a relaxing…
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Edible Plants of the Greenhouse
Here in the greenhouse we have a wide variety of edible plants and are slowly growing our collection. Below are photos of some of these plants and the food they produce. The greenhouse remains open during the summer so stop up to view these edible plants in person! We are open Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.…
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Spring in the Greenhouse
With the arrival of longer, warmer days, the greenhouse plants have been pushing lots of new growth and some have been putting out beautiful blooms! Below are photos of the greenhouse highlights this spring.
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Our Banana Plant is Flowering
We are excited to share that one of our dwarf banana plants began flowering in early December of 2024! Over the past two months the flower has continued to open and reveal tiny bananas which are maturing and increasing in number weekly. A bunch of Dwarf bananas typically take three to four months to mature…
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Our Century Plant has Completed its Bloom Cycle
Our Century Plant, Agave americana, has just completed its bloom cycle. The plant began sending up a flowering stalk in late September of 2024. As the stalk grew, it formed buds and in early December the plant began to bloom. It is now early February, 2025, and the plant has completed its bloom cycle. For…
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Welcome to the Bucknell Biology Museum Greenhouse website!
We are very excited to be launching a website for the greenhouse! The site will provide general information about the greenhouse along with information for visitors and how to contact greenhouse staff. We will also be sharing periodic updates about greenhouse plants, updates, and events on our News page. We hope you enjoy exploring the…