Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens 9.5 acres (3.8 hectares) are botanical gardens and park located at 701 North Amidon, Wichita, Kansas, USA. They are city-owned as part of the Wichita Park System.

The gardens include: an aquatic collection; butterfly garden and 2,880 square foot (270 m²) butterfly house featuring pansy exhibits during the winter; greenhouse for tropical plants; juniper collection with more than 30 types of junipers; peony collection of 104 cultivars; pinetum; rock garden with sedum and sempervivum; rose garden with more than 350 rose plants; sensory garden; Shakespearean garden; woodlands with azaleas, dogwoods, elm, hackberry, honeylocust, mulberry, osage orange, and redbuds; and Xeriscape^TM demonstration garden.

[edit] External links

• Botanica

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States