Kapiolani Community College Cactus Garden
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The Kapiolani Community College Cactus Garden is a small botanical garden
specializing in cactus
. It is located on the Kapiolani Community College
campus, near Parking Lot C, at 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii
. Admission is free.
The garden was created by Moriso Teraoka in the late 1980s, and now contains an assortment of cacti donated by members of the local Cactus and Succulent Society.
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...
specializing in cactus
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
. It is located on the Kapiolani Community College
Kapiolani Community College
Kapiolani Community College, formerly Kapiolani Technical School, is a public, co-educational commuter college in Honolulu, Hawaii situated on the slopes of Diamond Head in Waikīkī...
campus, near Parking Lot C, at 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. Admission is free.
The garden was created by Moriso Teraoka in the late 1980s, and now contains an assortment of cacti donated by members of the local Cactus and Succulent Society.