Spooky Plants: The Garden that Bites Back

Sun Sep 14, 2025
2:00pm to 3:30pm ET
Age: 14 and up
Price: Free
Location:
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
617.524.1718
125 Arborway, Boston, MA, 02130
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Join the Manager of Adult Programming and Events for a walk focused on the most sinister plants in the Arboretum’s collections. Armed with spiky thorns, sticky latex, and chemical warfare, these plant species defend themselves from hungry herbivores—and sometimes from humans who wander too close.

Accessibility: This program involves walking over pavement, crushed stone, and mulch paths, including one short but steep hill.

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