South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
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Coordinates: 27°39′09″N 97°24′25″W / 27.65261°N 97.40702°W / 27.65261; -97.40702
The South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, formerly known as the Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is a nonprofit, 180-acre botanical garden and nature center located at 8545 South Staples, Corpus Christi, Texas. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.
The gardens can be traced to 1987 when a first cottage garden (1 acre) and nature trail opened in Corpus Christi. Today's gardens, however, are on a different site that opened in 1996. The gardens have been actively developed since that time.
Major exhibits now include an arid garden; Exhibit House with bromeliads, cycads, cacti, and succulents; hibiscus garden; hummingbird garden; landscape demonstration beds; orchid house with more than 3000 orchids; a major collection of more than 100 plumeria varieties; contemporary rose garden with a large pavilion; sensory garden; and water garden.
The site also contains a mesquite nature trail through 30 acres (120,000 m2) of brush. It features some 35 species of woody trees and shrubs, herbs, grasses, and cacti, as well as white-tailed deer, collared peccaries, and coyotes.
See also[edit]
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
External links[edit]
- South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
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Categories:
- Botanical gardens in Texas
- Nature centers in Texas
- Protected areas of Nueces County, Texas
- Geography of Corpus Christi, Texas
- Education in Corpus Christi, Texas
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