ST. LOUIS—The Missouri Botanical Garden is giving visitors the rare chance to view its extensive orchid collection. 

Every year, the Garden transforms the Emerson Conservatory into a breathtaking display of tropical orchids from around the globe. The annual Orchid Show is the only time this collection is on public display throughout the year. The show is open during daytime admission Feb. 1 through March 9. 

Additionally, guests 21 years old and older can experience the Garden's Orchid Show transformed after dark with dramatic lighting, live music, and samples from local breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Orchid Nights runs 6 p.m. through 8 p.m. on Feb. 6 and Feb. 20.  

The Orchid Show features hundreds of flowering orchids from a vast collection of over 5,000 individual plants and 700 unique species, of which nearly one in ten are threatened or endangered. Guests who visit the show more than once may get the special treat of seeing new species on display as the Garden adds new orchids to the display as they bloom.