Druid Hill Park’s 10-foot-tall dragon returns for the 2008 Annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show: Asian Roots. Visitors can check out the colorful dragon, as well as the Asian-inspired garden he resides in, through Sunday at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore.
Ooh and aah over the vibrant golden, burnt-orange and deep red mums that make up the body of the dragon. First cultivated in China as a flowering herb, the chrysanthemum was believed to have the power of life. Nicknamed the “mum,” it’s now known as the queen of fall flowers.
The conservatory is in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free, but a $2 donation is encouraged. Please visit baltimorecity.gov/recnparks for more information.
