Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

Coordinates: 19°48′38″N 155°5′45″W / 19.81056°N 155.09583°W / 19.81056; -155.09583
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Typical Pathway at the Gardens
HAWAII TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, a beautiful garden in a valley on the ocean

The Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden is a

nonprofit
17-acre (6.9 ha)
Route 19 at 27-717 Old Māmalahoa Highway, Pāpa'ikou, Hawaii (island), Hawaii. It is open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. An admission fee is charged to the general public.[1]

The garden is located in a scenic valley opening out to Onomea Bay, and features streams, waterfalls and a boardwalk along the ocean.[2] It was created by Dan J. Lutkenhouse, who purchased the property in 1977 and began to develop it as a botanical garden. It opened to the public in 1984, and was donated by the Lutkenhouses to a nonprofit trust in 1995.

Today the garden contains over 2,000 plant

coconut palm trees are over 100 years old.[3]

The garden combines water and flora: A three-tiered waterfall (Onomea Falls) provides one of several water views which include Boulder Creek and the lava tubes on Onomea Bay.

Gallery

View from the Bamboo Waterfall
Panorama of the Lilypad Lake
Typical scene at the Tropical Botanical Gardens
View of Onomea Bay from the lower Gardens
Hawaiian Red Ginger
Water Lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Beautiful flower at the gardens

See also

  • List of botanical gardens in the United States

References

  1. ^ "Scenic Drive to a Botanical Garden on Big Island | Hawaii.com". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Big Island Review". www.fodors.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii (The Big Island) - Attraction | Frommer's". www.frommers.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.

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