Botanica, The Wichita Gardens 9.5 acres (3.8 hectares) are botanical gardens and park located at 701 North Amidon, Wichita, Kansas, USA. They are city-owned as part of the Wichita Park System. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. ... Wichita, the Air Capital, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ...

The gardens include: an aquatic collection; butterfly garden and 2,880 square foot (270 m²) butterfly house featuring pansy exhibits during the winter; greenhouse for tropical plants; juniper collection with more than 30 types of junipers; peony collection of 104 cultivars; pinetum; rock garden with sedum and sempervivum; rose garden with more than 350 rose plants; sensory garden; Shakespearean garden; woodlands with azaleas, dogwoods, elm, hackberry, honeylocust, mulberry, osage orange, and redbuds; and xeriscape demonstration garden. Trinomial name Viola tricolor hortensis Hybrids Viola × wittrockiana The Pansy or Pansy Violet is a cultivated garden flower. ... Species 50-55 species; see text. ... Species See text The peony (Paeonia) is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. ... Pinetum is an arboretum that specialises in cultivating conifers: trees in the Division Pinophyta. ... Species See text Sedum is a large genus of the Crassulaceae, representing about 400 species of leaf succulents, found throughout the northern hemisphere, varying from annual groundcovers to shrubs. ... Species Sempervivum altum Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek) Sempervivum armenum Sempervivum atlanticum Sempervivum ballsii Sempervivum borissovae Sempervivum calcareum Sempervivum cantabricum Sempervivum caucasicum Sempervivum ciliosum Sempervivum davisii Sempervivum dolomiticum Sempervivum erythraeum Sempervivum glabrifolium Sempervivum ingwersenii Sempervivum kindingeri Sempervivum kosaninii Sempervivum leucanthum Sempervivum macedonicum Sempervivum marmoreum Sempervivum minus Sempervivum montanum Sempervivum nevadense Sempervivum... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. ... Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ... Species See text Elms are deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae. ... Species About 60-70 species including: Celtis australis - European Hackberry Celtis bungeana Bunges Hackberry Celtis caucasica - Caucasian Hackberry Celtis labilis - Hubei Hackberry Celtis koraiensis - Korean Hackberry Celtis jessoensis - Japanese Hackberry Celtis laevigata - Southern Hackberry Celtis occidentalis - Common hackberry Celtis reticulata - Netleaf hackberry Celtis sinensis - Chinese Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia - Georgia... This article is about a rock band. ... Species See text Mulberry (Morus) is a genus of 10–16 species of deciduous trees native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and North America, with the majority of the species native to Asia. ... Binomial name Maclura pomifera (Raf. ... Species see text Cercis, the Redbuds, is a genus of about 6-10 species in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm-temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. ... Xeriscaping, a word coined by combining xeros (Greek for dry) with landscaping, is a water-conservative approach to landscaping. ...

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See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States