Forsgate Conservatory

The Display Plant House is designed for staging thematic displays of popular cultivated plants. 

Plants of different genuses and families are displayed at the Display Plant House on a rotational basis.  Throughout the year, over 30 groups of these plants are shown including Orchids, Begonias, Anthuriums, Amorphophallus, Bromeliads, Herbs, Aquatic and Bulbous Plant, etc.  Visitors can appreciate the beauty of various types of plants at the Display Plant House in different seasons during the year.

The exhibits in the Humid Plant House comprise a wide variety of Ferns, Palms, Bromeliads, Carnivorous Plants and Jungle Foliage Plants from South Africa, Southeast Asia and America.  These exhibits are arranged in zonal groups according to their places of origin.  Plant species with ecological features and economic values such as Rubber Tree, Coffee, Cacao, Breadfruit Tree and Vanilla have been specially collected.  Blooming and fruiting have been recorded for some of these species. 

The Humid Plant House is maintained at a year-round temperature ranging from 23℃ to 33℃ through an automatic heating and cooling system.

The automatic fogging system will produce a layer of floating water vapour underneath the glazed cover.  The water vapour absorbs much of the solar energy during evaporation and is discharged through the vents on the rooftop. 

Cacti, succulents and plants from arid areas are displayed in the Dry Plant House.  It is always kept hot and dry with a maximum temperature of 33℃ and sixty percent (60%) relative humidity. 

To make the environment of the Dry Plant House more interesting, artificial rockery and mini canyons are constructed to simulate the habitat for plants of arid areas.