South Texas Botanical Gardens, Corpus Christi, Texas
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JimmyEv
N 27° 39.189 W 097° 24.520
14R E 656973 N 3059792
If you tire of the sea and sand while in Corpus, head over here for a few hours, wandering through flower gardens, a cacti garden, greenhouses (one devoted to orchids), and on a hiking trail through native grasses, wetlands and scrub.
Waymark Code: WM1N8E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2007
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The South Texas Botanical Gardens feature seven flower gardens, including roses, hibiscus (the official flower of Corpus Christi) and plumerias (the flower found in Hawaiian leis). An Arid Garden showcases a few dozen strange specimens of cacti. If you want to see more flowers, two greenhouses are full of tropical plants; one is entirely orchids.
The rest of the 180 acres is devoted to natural wetlands, along Oso Creek, and South Texas chapparal. A boardwalk crosses the wetlands, which may be dry depending on drought conditions. On the other side of the boardwalk is a small hiking loop, the Oso Creek Loop Trail, passing through the scrubland (chapparal) that typifies much of South Texas.
Address: 8545 South Staples Street, Corpus Christi
Phone: 361.852.2100
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm.