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University of Northern Iowa Botanical Center

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Free and open to the public. Climate and plant diversity. Plant adaptations to climate and ecosystems. Volunteer opportunities are available.

Since 1938 the UNI Botanical Center has been home to a very extensive and diverse collection of plants, which have been studied and enjoyed by generations of students, faculty, staff and public visitors. Through the Botanical Center, UNI students are offered the unique experience of : Learning the relationships between plant species as well as the evolution of plant species. Two full time professional staff are assisted by UNI students who have an opportunity to learn horticultural techniques, while maintaining an extraordinary plant collection.

10/19/2026

ATTENTION VISITORS:
The BOTANICAL CENTER will be closed all day this Friday, 10/23/26.
Normal visiting hours will resume the following Monday morning. Thank you for understanding.

10/15/2026

10/12/2026

Spooky season is upon us! We DARE YOU to stop in and check out the Halloween touch box.
Can you guess what the real plant parts are? No peeking 👀!!
While you’re visiting, check out the seasonal display and stinky flowers! Find not one, but 2 kinds of bat flowers blooming right on time in the orchid house!

09/22/2026

Hey!! UNI Family Weekend is happening later this week!!
We are open with extended visiting hours this Friday, 9/25 from 8:00am-7:00pm and on Saturday, 9/26 from 10:00am -NOON.
Everyone is welcome, PANTHER FAMILIES or CEDAR VALLEY visitors, we’d love to see you!

09/05/2026

09/02/2026

Hey!! The UNI Botanical Center is doing a Maucker Union Live Event today from 11:00-1:00!!
Come and chat about plants and take away a freebie for your dorm or house!!
We’d love to see ya!!

09/01/2026

Our outdoor display gardens are hosting a myriad of creatures.
Several larval food sources are present- this monarch caterpillar has found some delicious common milkweed to bulk up on! We even found a chrysalis nearby, we will be watching it daily to see the progress!
So many nectar plants are feeding adult butterflies.
We invite you to stroll through and around the gardens to catch the flight of all varieties of butterflies this season!

08/31/2026

When faculty ask for a variety of flowers for Developmental Plant Anatomy Lab and there are too many to choose from! 😍

08/21/2026

Have you visited the greenhouse and wondered, ‘What was that smell?’
Highlighted here are a few that smell good and then some that smell bad. Find them the next time you’re in!

08/19/2026

Check this out!
This Pelican Flower, Aristolochia grandiflora, was donated to us by a supporter earlier this spring.
It has grown beautifully inside House 4 - vining up to the ceiling.
We’ve been waiting patiently for it to bloom and today is the day!!
As you can see from this University archive 1939 photo, the woman likely didn’t appreciate the foul odor. You can find more photos here:
http://scholarworks.uni.edu/uniphotos/

If you can’t make it in today, there are more flowers that will bloom in the future, stop in frequently- you don’t want to miss this beautiful bloom!

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Center Of University Of Northern Iowa Campus
Cedar Falls, IA
50614

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Website

https://chas.uni.edu/biology/botanical-center

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