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+1 352-372-4981

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Address
  
4700 SW 58th Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursdayClosedFriday9AM–5PM

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The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (62 acres, 25 hectares) is a botanical garden in Gainesville, Florida, operated by the North Florida Botanical Society. Their name comes from nearby Lake Kanapaha. The gardens were established in 1978 when the society leased 33 acres (13.4 hectares) for a public botanical garden. Another 29 acres (11.7 hectares) were added in 1982. The gardens opened to the public in 1986.

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As of 2005, the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens contain Florida's largest public bamboo gardens and the largest herb garden in the Southeast.

The gardens include the following major collections:

  • Arboretum
  • Azalea/Camellia garden
  • Bamboo garden
  • Butterfly garden
  • Crinum garden
  • Cycad garden
  • Fern cobble
  • Herb garden
  • Hummingbird garden
  • Palm hammock
  • Rock garden
  • Rose garden
  • Spring flower garden
  • Vinery
  • Woodland garden
  • Kanapaha botanical gardens gainesville florida


    References

    Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Wikipedia