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More Ways to Celebrate Tropical Plants
View our wishlist, volunteer your time, or visit a garden! There are so many ways to learn more about tropical plants with NTBG. Check out our gardening resources or read our latest plant stories below.
Offered in Miami, Florida November 8-14, 2026 The Hawaii-based National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) will offer its Environmental Journalism Program in Miami, Florida on November 8-14, 2026. Designed for professional journalists (staff or freelance) working in print, broadcast, online, and other media, the immersive program provides a background in tropical botany, ecology, and biocultural conservation with a…
Following an extreme Kona Low storm event, Kahanu Garden and Preserve is beginning recovery efforts. While our gardens on Kauaʻi remained largely unaffected, East Maui experienced over 30 inches of rainfall and wind gusts exceeding 70 mph, creating a localized “wind tunnel” effect that significantly impacted Kahanu Garden and Preserve. Damage Assessment Our living collections…
Photo credit: Jim Wiseman Hear from Dr. Diange Ragone, founder and director emerita of NTBG’s Breadfruit Institute, share her journey conserving and studying breadfruit. https://youtu.be/xrd7wqMl_bs
Photo credit: Jim Wiseman The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) awarded Dr. Diane Ragone, founder and director emerita of NTBG’s Breadfruit Institute, the 2024 David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration. Dr. Ragone gave this presentation at the award ceremony, sharing her four-decade journey exploring, conserving, and promoting breadfruit. https://youtu.be/D15PTAkbxss
Photo credit: Jim Wiseman The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) has announced that Dr. Diane Ragone, founder and director emerita of NTBG’s Breadfruit Institute, will receive the 2024 David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration. Awarded by NTBG since 1999, the Fairchild Medal recognizes exceptional botanists, horticulturists, and explorers for their contributions. Internationally recognized for her…
At the National Tropical Botanical Garden, we are committed to the biosecurity of Hawaiʻi to protect our home’s irreplaceable biodiversity and support the wellbeing of our communities. We vigilantly safeguard against and monitor for invasive species at our gardens on Kauaʻi and Maui, working in partnership with many organizations to implement best practices and support…
About NTBG
National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to discovering, saving, and studying the world’s tropical plants and sharing what is learned.
National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to discovering, saving, and studying the world’s tropical plants and sharing what is learned.
Our network of five botanical gardens, preserves and research facilities encompasses nearly 2,000 acres with locations in Hawaii and Florida. Thousands of species from throughout the tropical world have been gathered, through field expeditions, collaborations with other institutions and researchers, to form a living collection that is unparalleled anywhere.
Our collection includes the largest assemblages of native Hawaiian plant species and breadfruit cultivars in existence. Many of the species in our collections are threatened and endangered or have disappeared from their native habitats. In our preserves and beyond our gardens, NTBG is working to restore habitats and save plants facing extinction.
Our gardens and preserves are living laboratories and classrooms for staff scientists, researchers, students and visitors from all over the world.
National Tropical Botanical Garden is a 501(c)(3) corporation under the regulations of the United States. NTBG’s support comes primarily from donations from individuals and grants from public and private foundations.
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