Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden
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@mobotgarden.bsky.social's Museum, current exhibition
SMELLING THE BOUQUET: PLANTS & SCENTS IN THE GARDEN
May 2, 2025 - March 31, 2026
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SMELLING THE BOUQUET: PLANTS & SCENTS IN THE GARDEN
May 2, 2025 - March 31, 2026
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Smelling the Bouquet: Plants & Scents in the Garden (May 2, 2025 – March 31, 2026) explores the spectrum of scents plants create, inspired by the diverse live & scientific collections @mobotgarden.bsky.social.
More: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gard...
Smelling the Bouquet: Plants & Scents in the Garden (May 2, 2025 – March 31, 2026) explores the spectrum of scents plants create, inspired by the diverse live & scientific collections @mobotgarden.bsky.social.
More: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gard...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #SmellingTheBouquet White sage is a sacred plant for North American Indigenous tribes, used for millennia for religious & cultural purposes. Cultural appropriation of white sage by non-Native people has driven great demand of plant material, including illegal poaching.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #SmellingTheBouquet White sage is a sacred plant for North American Indigenous tribes, used for millennia for religious & cultural purposes. Cultural appropriation of white sage by non-Native people has driven great demand of plant material, including illegal poaching.
Banho de cheiro (“scented bath”) is a traditional Amazonian practice that uses aromatic herbs for physical and spiritual cleansing. This knowledge, rooted in traditional Indigenous practices, has been passed down through generations, transformed by various communities and religions over the years.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Banho de cheiro (“scented bath”) is a traditional Amazonian practice that uses aromatic herbs for physical and spiritual cleansing. This knowledge, rooted in traditional Indigenous practices, has been passed down through generations, transformed by various communities and religions over the years.
It's a beautiful day @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Victorian District neighborhood! Victorian-era buildings, including @mobotmuseum, Tower Grove House, Herring House, and Linnaean House are all decked out in miniature and from natural materials in the 2025 Holiday Flower and Train Show!🎄🚃
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's a beautiful day @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Victorian District neighborhood! Victorian-era buildings, including @mobotmuseum, Tower Grove House, Herring House, and Linnaean House are all decked out in miniature and from natural materials in the 2025 Holiday Flower and Train Show!🎄🚃
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This is a wonderful post on old specimens and new.
Restoring Palo Santo, the Holy Wood of the Tropical Dry Forest: The research of Elizabeth Collins, George Mason University #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This is a wonderful post on old specimens and new.
Restoring Palo Santo, the Holy Wood of the Tropical Dry Forest: The research of Elizabeth Collins, George Mason University #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Restoring Palo Santo, the Holy Wood of the Tropical Dry Forest: The research of Elizabeth Collins, George Mason University #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Learn more about Betsy's research: experiment.com/u/4WrVNg
Next time you're @mobotgarden.bsky.social, stop by @mobotmuseum.bsky.social to see the Holiday tree decked out in scent-inspired plants! 🌹👃💐 Grateful thanks to the Garden's Members' Board for featuring fragrance plants on the tree. Best wishes for a fragrant holiday season! Pix: Nathan Kwarta
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Next time you're @mobotgarden.bsky.social, stop by @mobotmuseum.bsky.social to see the Holiday tree decked out in scent-inspired plants! 🌹👃💐 Grateful thanks to the Garden's Members' Board for featuring fragrance plants on the tree. Best wishes for a fragrant holiday season! Pix: Nathan Kwarta
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9 am to Noon Saturday, Nov 8th, @mobotgarden.bsky.social event
Día de los Muertos
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/da-de-los-mu...
Garden Admission Free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents on Saturday and Wednesday morning, otherwise Admission Fee applies.
Día de los Muertos
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/da-de-los-mu...
Garden Admission Free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents on Saturday and Wednesday morning, otherwise Admission Fee applies.
a close up of a yellow flower with green leaves
Alt: Marigolds
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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
9 am to Noon Saturday, Nov 8th, @mobotgarden.bsky.social event
Día de los Muertos
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/da-de-los-mu...
Garden Admission Free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents on Saturday and Wednesday morning, otherwise Admission Fee applies.
Día de los Muertos
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/da-de-los-mu...
Garden Admission Free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents on Saturday and Wednesday morning, otherwise Admission Fee applies.
Palo santo, the holy or sacred wood incense of the Americas ... #SmellingTheBouquet
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Palo santo, the holy or sacred wood incense of the Americas ... #SmellingTheBouquet
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
Palo Santo resin incense pieces
Courtesy of Carmen Ulloa Ulloa
Palo Santo resin incense granules
Courtesy of Alfredo Fuentes
Pix: Virginia Harold
Resin plants used for incense grow around the world. 👃💐
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Resin plants used for incense grow around the world. 👃💐
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
These are found in @mobotgarden.bsky.social Shoenberg Arid House #SmellingTheBouquet.
Abyssinian myrrh (Commiphora habessinica) is native to eastern Africa with thorns and anti-bacterial qualities; its resin is used medicinally and is edible.
Not all plant resin smells the same ... 👃💐 In perfume, Peru balsam (Myroxylon peruiferum) is used in amber accords and other gourmand scents (those that smell like food such as chocolate or honey). Its scent include vanilla, smoky, balsamic, and clove notes. You can smell it in #SmellingTheBouquet
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not all plant resin smells the same ... 👃💐 In perfume, Peru balsam (Myroxylon peruiferum) is used in amber accords and other gourmand scents (those that smell like food such as chocolate or honey). Its scent include vanilla, smoky, balsamic, and clove notes. You can smell it in #SmellingTheBouquet
#Incense #SmellingTheBouquet Courbaril, Black copal, Copal negro (Hymenaea courbaril)
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Incense #SmellingTheBouquet Courbaril, Black copal, Copal negro (Hymenaea courbaril)
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
Commonly found in the Caribbean, Central & South America, courbaril is an evergreen hardwood tree with many uses. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and the fruit pulp is used for food and drink.
Incense, a biological material that releases fragrant smoke when burned, is one of the most ancient forms of scenting the air or perfuming oneself. Several plants are capable of producing resinous sap, when hardened, becomes able to be burned as incense. See these and more in #SmellingTheBouquet
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Incense, a biological material that releases fragrant smoke when burned, is one of the most ancient forms of scenting the air or perfuming oneself. Several plants are capable of producing resinous sap, when hardened, becomes able to be burned as incense. See these and more in #SmellingTheBouquet
Thanks so much to Frauke Galia from An Aromatic Life for the opportunity to share more about #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐!
A Botanical Garden Exhibition That's Inspiring Our Sense of Smell
An interview with the curator.
substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thanks so much to Frauke Galia from An Aromatic Life for the opportunity to share more about #SmellingTheBouquet 👃💐!
The @mobotgarden.bsky.social water lilies may be gone for 2025, but you can still sniff the flower's fragrance in #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! Nymphaea caerulea, the sacred blue water lily of the Nile, is a diurnal water that is fragrant with waxy and green floral notes.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The @mobotgarden.bsky.social water lilies may be gone for 2025, but you can still sniff the flower's fragrance in #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! Nymphaea caerulea, the sacred blue water lily of the Nile, is a diurnal water that is fragrant with waxy and green floral notes.
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Join us next week for our annual John Dwyer Lecture in Biology! 🌿
🗓️ Friday, November 7 from 4–5 p.m.
📍 Bayer Event Center
🔗 buff.ly/RqKtlzt
📸 Crop Trust
#MOBOTGarden
🗓️ Friday, November 7 from 4–5 p.m.
📍 Bayer Event Center
🔗 buff.ly/RqKtlzt
📸 Crop Trust
#MOBOTGarden
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us next week for our annual John Dwyer Lecture in Biology! 🌿
🗓️ Friday, November 7 from 4–5 p.m.
📍 Bayer Event Center
🔗 buff.ly/RqKtlzt
📸 Crop Trust
#MOBOTGarden
🗓️ Friday, November 7 from 4–5 p.m.
📍 Bayer Event Center
🔗 buff.ly/RqKtlzt
📸 Crop Trust
#MOBOTGarden
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The agricultural history of your favorite fall cucurbits: pumpkin 🎃 (ancient) theconversation.com/pumpkins-jou... and butternut squash 🧈🥜 (relatively new) www.edibleboston.com/blog/2023/11...
Pumpkins’ journey from ancient food staple to spicy fall obsession spans thousands of years
US farmers grow over 1 billion pounds of pumpkin each year.
theconversation.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The agricultural history of your favorite fall cucurbits: pumpkin 🎃 (ancient) theconversation.com/pumpkins-jou... and butternut squash 🧈🥜 (relatively new) www.edibleboston.com/blog/2023/11...
Thanks to the Internet of Senses Institute and Sofia C. Ehrich, @mobotmuseum.bsky.social's curator Nezka Pfeifer had the opportunity to talk more about how the #SmellingTheBouquet exhibition came to be. Check out the podcast on YT and other podcast platforms youtu.be/C315azl3aRg?...
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thanks to the Internet of Senses Institute and Sofia C. Ehrich, @mobotmuseum.bsky.social's curator Nezka Pfeifer had the opportunity to talk more about how the #SmellingTheBouquet exhibition came to be. Check out the podcast on YT and other podcast platforms youtu.be/C315azl3aRg?...
When the thank-you is a hand-drawn portrait of your best feature--@mobotmuseum.bsky.social's botanical ceiling mural)!
Thanks so much to Ms. Martin's and Ms. Lancaster's class from North Kirkwood Middle School for their great visit to #SmellingTheBouquet #PlantsAndScentsInTheGarden this month
Thanks so much to Ms. Martin's and Ms. Lancaster's class from North Kirkwood Middle School for their great visit to #SmellingTheBouquet #PlantsAndScentsInTheGarden this month
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When the thank-you is a hand-drawn portrait of your best feature--@mobotmuseum.bsky.social's botanical ceiling mural)!
Thanks so much to Ms. Martin's and Ms. Lancaster's class from North Kirkwood Middle School for their great visit to #SmellingTheBouquet #PlantsAndScentsInTheGarden this month
Thanks so much to Ms. Martin's and Ms. Lancaster's class from North Kirkwood Middle School for their great visit to #SmellingTheBouquet #PlantsAndScentsInTheGarden this month
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St. Louis isn’t experiencing the bright yellow, orange and red fall colors that it has in years past. Instead, green leaves are turning straight to brown. The culprit: heat and drought. #STL #fall #autumn #leaves #horticulture #trees @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
St. Louis trees will be more brown this autumn. Here’s why
“The leaves may drop sooner, and the coloration may not be as vibrant,” says horticulturist Daria McKelvey.
www.stlpr.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
St. Louis isn’t experiencing the bright yellow, orange and red fall colors that it has in years past. Instead, green leaves are turning straight to brown. The culprit: heat and drought. #STL #fall #autumn #leaves #horticulture #trees @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
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What makes fall colors pop? 🤔🍂
As the season of autumn settles in, we explore in our latest Discover + Share the various factors that give fall its vibrant colors.
Click the link below to read more now! 🔗
buff.ly/veb4ND7
📸 Kristina DeYoung
#MOBOTGarden
As the season of autumn settles in, we explore in our latest Discover + Share the various factors that give fall its vibrant colors.
Click the link below to read more now! 🔗
buff.ly/veb4ND7
📸 Kristina DeYoung
#MOBOTGarden
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What makes fall colors pop? 🤔🍂
As the season of autumn settles in, we explore in our latest Discover + Share the various factors that give fall its vibrant colors.
Click the link below to read more now! 🔗
buff.ly/veb4ND7
📸 Kristina DeYoung
#MOBOTGarden
As the season of autumn settles in, we explore in our latest Discover + Share the various factors that give fall its vibrant colors.
Click the link below to read more now! 🔗
buff.ly/veb4ND7
📸 Kristina DeYoung
#MOBOTGarden
#SmellingTheBouquet Unlike most other insects, male orchid bees (Euglossa dilemma) do not internally synthesize their own mating compounds (pheromones). Instead they collect them from the environment: oils from orchids (of course!), wood, fungus, and feces. Pix: M. Sandoval
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#SmellingTheBouquet Unlike most other insects, male orchid bees (Euglossa dilemma) do not internally synthesize their own mating compounds (pheromones). Instead they collect them from the environment: oils from orchids (of course!), wood, fungus, and feces. Pix: M. Sandoval
Thank you for this wonderful post @flannerm.bsky.social 👃💐
Post from Herbarium World on Smelling the Bouquet, an exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Gardens Sachs Museum herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/d... @mobotmuseum.bsky.social
herbariumworld.wordpress.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thank you for this wonderful post @flannerm.bsky.social 👃💐
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Join us for the final event of the #SmellingTheBouquet Sachs Museum Performance Series on Oct. 11!
Explore scents and poetry with poet Devin Johnston in two performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with Garden admission. Sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
Explore scents and poetry with poet Devin Johnston in two performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with Garden admission. Sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for the final event of the #SmellingTheBouquet Sachs Museum Performance Series on Oct. 11!
Explore scents and poetry with poet Devin Johnston in two performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with Garden admission. Sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
Explore scents and poetry with poet Devin Johnston in two performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with Garden admission. Sponsored by Nancy Ridenour.
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
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“It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the spring, who reaps a harvest in the autumn.” — B.C. Forbes🍂
Autumn is starting to show its colors in the 📍Kemper gardens! Take a peaceful stroll through the area on your next Garden visit.
📸 Nathan Kwarta
#MOBOTGarden
Autumn is starting to show its colors in the 📍Kemper gardens! Take a peaceful stroll through the area on your next Garden visit.
📸 Nathan Kwarta
#MOBOTGarden
September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the spring, who reaps a harvest in the autumn.” — B.C. Forbes🍂
Autumn is starting to show its colors in the 📍Kemper gardens! Take a peaceful stroll through the area on your next Garden visit.
📸 Nathan Kwarta
#MOBOTGarden
Autumn is starting to show its colors in the 📍Kemper gardens! Take a peaceful stroll through the area on your next Garden visit.
📸 Nathan Kwarta
#MOBOTGarden
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Happy World Coffee Day! WFO is looking for a coffee expert, and we don’t mean your local barista.
We want to form a Taxonomic Expert Network (TEN) for Rubiaceae, the coffee and quinine family. Swipe through to learn more about TENS, and send your favorite rubiaceae experts our way!
We want to form a Taxonomic Expert Network (TEN) for Rubiaceae, the coffee and quinine family. Swipe through to learn more about TENS, and send your favorite rubiaceae experts our way!
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy World Coffee Day! WFO is looking for a coffee expert, and we don’t mean your local barista.
We want to form a Taxonomic Expert Network (TEN) for Rubiaceae, the coffee and quinine family. Swipe through to learn more about TENS, and send your favorite rubiaceae experts our way!
We want to form a Taxonomic Expert Network (TEN) for Rubiaceae, the coffee and quinine family. Swipe through to learn more about TENS, and send your favorite rubiaceae experts our way!