Welcome to the National Tropical Botanical Garden

Saving Plants, Saving People

The National Tropical Botanical Garden is dedicated to preserving tropical plant diversity and stemming the tide of extinction – through plant exploration, propagation, habitat restoration, scientific research, and educationNTBG’s Gardens and preserves are safe havens for at-risk species that otherwise might disappear forever.

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4013 South Douglas Rd Coconut Grove FL
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(305)442-7169
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650 Ulaino Rd Hana HI
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(808)240-1301 ext.321
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5-8291 Kuhio Highway Hanalei
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(808)826-1053
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4425 Lawa’i Road Koloa
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(808)742-2623
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4425 Lawai Road Koloa, HI
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(808)742-2623
Mon Mar 13, 2023

Symbiotic House at The Kampong

The Kampong | 4013 Douglas Rd, Miami, FL 33133

Symbiotic House is a project catalyzed by Lee Pivnik in 2022 to research and develop adaptive architectural solutions to Miami’s environmental precarity, and to conceptualize and design a “multi-use space for multi- species survival”.

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Thu Mar 2, 2023

ʻĀina Day

South Shore Visitor Center | 4425 Lawai Rd

Join us for ʻĀina Day at NTBG as we share and celebrate the ways we can mālama Hawaiʻi through plants. Take home a free ʻōhiʻa tree* and learn how to care for Hawaiian native plants through educational activities, cultural demonstrations, and more.

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Sun Feb 12, 2023

Native Plant Propagation Workshop

3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741

Are you a member? Join us for this special event as Mike DeMotta, Curator of Living Collections, shares his knowledge about Hawaiʻi’s flora and teaches you how to grow native plants in their own yard or growing space.

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Sun Feb 12, 2023

2023 Florilegium Art Show

3530 Papalina Road | Kalaheo, HI 96741

Join us at our Botanical Research Center on Kauaʻi for the 2023 Florilegium Art Show. The show will be open every Thursday in March from 9 am – 12 pm.

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NTBG President Charles R. “Chipper” Wichman Retires

Sat Dec 31, 2022

Concluding a nearly half-century career with the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG), Charles R. “Chipper” Wichman, the organization’s president and former chief executive officer, is retiring at the end of 2022

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Flora of Samoa Available for Purchase

Fri Dec 16, 2022

W. Arthur Whistler’s Flora of Somoa: Flowering Plants is now available for purchase.

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Plant Conservation Wins of 2022

Wed Nov 23, 2022

As we enter the final weeks of 2022, it’s important to take stock of our plant conservation wins. Here’s what we accomplished with your help!

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Breadfruit Institute

To promote the conservation, study, and use of Breadfruit for food and reforestation.
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