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Monarch Garden

Sweet fragrances fill the air as you enter our 20,000 square foot greenhouse filled with tropical and sub-tropical plants and trees. What creates this fragrance? It's a combination of Gardenia, Plumeria, Yellow Ginger, Honeysuckle and Natal Plum that blend their perfume to delight our senses.

 
   
 

Look for our Hibiscus trees that ordinarily would be shrubs. They have been trained into standards and usually are filled with blossoms. Did you know that Hibiscus blossoms only last one day? But don’t worry - as soon as one blossom drops, another opens up!

Have you ever seen a Lantana tree? You will if you visit Monarch Garden. Again, these shrubs have been trained into standards.

Have you had your fruit today? We have Papaya, three kinds of Sapote, two varieties of Guava, two of Avocado, Banana, Mango, Pummelo, Orange, Lemon, Cherimoya, Sugar Apple and Pineapple all growing here.

   
 
   
  Look up and you'll spot our Sky Trail Monorail overhead. Look down and watch out for the train that rides through Monarch Garden on the bottom. Three ways to view this Garden – just choose the one you prefer, or take all three.

See those twisty palms? Ask a Docent how those three large palm trees near the entrance became so twisted.

Finally, look for our Monarch Butterfly Exhibit near the back. During our butterfly season, usually June through September, we have caterpillars, chrysalides and butterflies inside. Simply amazing! To learn more about our Exhibit and Monarch Butterflies click here.

   
 
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