# Chicago area exotic houseplant nurseries?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-exotic-houseplant-nurseries/711355>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 30, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-exotic-houseplant-nurseries/711355 "2015-01-30T18:13:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-exotic-houseplant-nurseries/711355/1 "2015-01-30T18:13:21Z")

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Hey guys I need some tropical greenery, but not interested in pothos or spider plant or sansiveria; looking for out of the ordinary stuff. What are the best sources for this within say a 100-mile radius of Chicago? I used to work at Gethsemene Gardens, so I’ve already got that one covered. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-exotic-houseplant-nurseries/711355/2 "2015-01-30T21:02:16Z")

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Midwest Tropicals in Elmhurst on Church Road? I haven’t been there but it came up in a few web searches…

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-exotic-houseplant-nurseries/711355/3 "2015-01-31T06:21:26Z")

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Thanks I’ll check it out!