Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located at 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged for the Conservatory and Japanese Garden. The other gardens are free admission.
The garden was established in 1934, and describes itself as the oldest botanic garden in Texas, with 2,501 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of native and exotic plants in its 21 specialty gardens. In addition to wooded areas, major garden features include:
- Conservatory (10,000 square feet) - tropical displays of orchids, bromeliads, and trees.
- Four Seasons Garden - Hundreds of irisIris (plant)Iris is a genus of 260-300species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species...
, daylilyDaylilyDaylily is the general nonscientific name of a species, hybrid or cultivar of the genus Hemerocallis . Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in colour and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists...
, and chrysanthemumChrysanthemumChrysanthemums, often called mums or chrysanths, are of the genus constituting approximately 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which is native to Asia and northeastern Europe.-Etymology:...
varieties.
- Fragrance Garden - small garden with fragrant plants and fountain.
- Fuller Garden - pathways and lawn; site for weddings and garden parties.
- Japanese Garden (7 acres; established 1970) - the Fort Worth Japanese GardenFort Worth Japanese GardenThe Fort Worth Japanese Garden is a Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The garden was built in 1970 and many of the plants and construction materials were donated by Fort Worth's sister city Nagaoka, Japan. Attractions at the garden include a meditation garden, a moon viewing...
, with three koiKoior more specifically , are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens....
ponds, waterfall, bridges, teahouse, pagoda, pavilions, meditation garden.
- Lower Rose Garden - roseRoseA rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
garden inspired by Villa LanteVilla LanteVilla Lante at Bagnaia is a Mannerist garden of surprise near Viterbo, central Italy, attributed to Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola).The villa is known as the "Villa Lante"...
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).
- Oval Rose Garden - hundreds of roses; renovated 2002.
- Perennial Garden - perennials with culinary herb collection, as well as ponds and small waterfall.
- Trial Garden - evaluation site for hundreds of species of perennials.
- Water Conservation Garden - demonstration xeriscape garden.
- Water Wise Entrance - entry garden with agave, Texas sage, salvia greggii, Mexican Bush sage, red yucca and Esparanza.
The garden also contains a Begonia Species Bank, established and operated to prevent the loss of begonia
Begonia
Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae and is a perennial. The only other members of the family Begoniaceae are Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands, and the genus Symbegonia which more recently was included in Begonia...
species.