PITTSBURGH — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has opened “Van Gogh in Bloom,” dramatic recreations of Vincent van Gogh's legendary paintings brought to three-dimensions through flowers, trees and hand-crafted props.

Inspired by the artist whose landscapes and still-life paintings defined an era, “Van Gogh in Bloom” presents captivating reimaginings of “Starry Night,” “Sunflowers” and “Wheat Field with Cypresses,” among others.

Vivid botanical vignettes place visitors directly into each stunning scene.

In “Van Gogh in Bloom,” guests will be able to:

View Van Gogh's “Self-Portrait with Straw Hat” recreated with hundreds of flowers in a giant vertical mural.

Stroll through the lush and textured “Wheat Field with Cypresses.”

Visit the “Houses at Auvers” amid a landscape of oaks and cypress, vining mandevilla, and blue and red summer flowers.

Stop into “The Night Cafe” through a vivid botanical rendering complete with planted pool tables, a rich carpet of yellow blooms and overhead plantings.Be surrounded by “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun” complete with live trees, orange crossandra and New Guinea impatiens, blue browallia and a topiary sun.Plus, enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Phipps, inspired by the vivid colors and blooms Van Gogh was fond of, along with more art-inspired surprises throughout the Conservatory.Phipps' Butterfly Forest is also included with admission, an annual favorite in which visitors can get an up-close look at of some of nature's most prized pollinators as they take flight alongside the blooming flowers that feed them.“Van Gogh in Bloom” will be open throughout the summer at Phipps.Conservatory hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. Fridays, for evening hours that reveal the custom architectural lighting in the exhibit.Phipps' admission is $17.95 for adults, $16.95 for senior citizens and students and $11.95 for children ages 2 to 18.For more information, visit phipps.conservatory.org/vangogh or call 412-622-6914.