Botanica

Take a tour of the Stewart Evaluation Garden and we’ll show you the top 3 performing sun and shade perennials planted this spring.🌿🪴🌸

Read more about All America Selections proven annuals and vegetables: https://all-americaselections.org/

WONDER WEDNESDAY FUN!🕵️‍♀️🐝🪴📖🎨 Join us tomorrow, August 14 from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM.

Wonder Wednesdays are geared toward Pre-K and under, but all ages are welcome. All activities are hosted in the Downing Children’s Garden and included with general admission. They are come-and-go activities and each Wednesday during the month will have a different theme.

The theme for the second Wednesday of the month will be Get Crafty!

Included with general admission.

Back to school season is here! Book your class or school to visit the Gardens this Fall!🌼

Things to remember when booking your self-guided school field trip to the gardens:
•Reservations must be made two weeks in advance to take advantage of school group pricing.
• Field trips may plan arrival between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm.
• Sack lunches may be brought and eaten in the gardens.
• 10:1 youth to chaperone ratio preferred.
• Students $6, school staff free of charge, family chaperones pay student admission price. Ask us about Title I pricing.
• Carousel ride tokens $1 if reserved in advance and paid with field trip admission.

Contact us at 316-264-0448 or [email protected] with questions or for reservations. Please include date of visit, number of youth and adults and arrival time.

🌺 Bloom Alert!
Our Silver Vase Bromeliad, Aechmea fasciata, is blooming in the greenhouse! Since it's a potted plant, this gorgeous Brazillian-native plant will only bloom once, but don't worry... the vibrant bloom can last for months so there's plenty of time for you to visit Botanica and see it for yourself.

Thank you, Volunteers!❤️
Botanica’s group of men who volunteer in the gardens, called the Tuesday Crew, are up for any challenge we throw at them. They’ve tackled countless projects in the gardens since about 1995 and show up rain or shine!

Wonder Wednesday FUN! Join us tomorrow, August 7th from 9:30am-12:30pm. 🐝

Wonder Wednesday is geared toward Pre-K and under, but all ages are welcome. All activities are hosted in the Downing Children’s Garden and included with general admission. They are come-and-go activities and each Wednesday during the month will have a different theme.

Tomorrow's theme will be Busy Bee!🐝🐝🐝 Explore the world of bees at the Alexander Bee House for an exciting bee-related activity.

Included with general admission.

Weekend plans? Visit Botanica for a relaxing walk in the gardens or a fun-filled adventure with the family!

We love our members! 🫶 Thank you for being part of our nature+art family. Take advantage of upcoming member-only events, promotions, and discounts.

Learn more: https://botanica.org/memberships/

🌻Only a few weeks left of free fun & adventure! Take advantage of the Sunflower Summer app happening now through August 11!

Provided by the State of Kansas Department of Education (KSDE), Sunflower Summer provides a wide variety of ways for families to get out, explore something new, and enjoy time together. Kansas families can visit museums, zoos, historic landmarks and more for free!

Go to sunflowersummer.org to learn more and find app store links for iOS & Android where you can download. Just select your adventure then tap and go.

Recently engaged? 💍 Botanica has a variety of outdoor and indoor venue options with striking scenic views you won’t find anywhere else in the city.

Learn more: https://botanica.org/weddings/

𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧:
A male polyphemus moth, one of the largest silk moths in the United States, was discovered in the Xeriscape Garden by our Gardeners.

👁️ Fun Fact #1: This moth is named after Polyphemus, the giant cyclops from Greek mythology who had a single large, round eye in the middle of his forehead.

📅 Fun Fact #2: An adult polyphemus moth lives less than a week! It has no ability to eat or drink because its only purpose is to mate.

Join us tomorrow, July 31 for some Wonder Wednesday FUN!🕵️‍♀️🐝🪴📖🎨

Tomorrow's theme is Apothecary in the Garden! Join us from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM and enjoy a cutting herbs sensory activity.

Wonder Wednesdays are geared toward Pre-K and under, but all ages are welcome. All activities are hosted in the Downing Children’s Garden and included with general admission. They are come-and-go activities and each Wednesday during the month will have a different theme.

Included with general admission.

Air Capital Daylily Society will be having our annual fall daylily sale August 17th at Botanica. We expect a large variety of plants to be offered this year. The event is hosted by Wichita Area Garden Council.

Spend these last summer days outdoors at Botanica!🌸🌼🌻

Don't forget to use the sunflower summer app! Available now-August 11. See you soon!

Surprise! Whether you call them Surprise lilies, Naked Ladies, or Resurrection lilies, they are popping up everywhere in the gardens. Leaves emerge with other spring bulbs, die back with the heat of summer, and are followed by leafless pink flowers in late July.

Wichita Summer Bucket List: Over 150 Things To Do with Kids (+ Free Printable) It is positively impossible to be bored this summer with over 125 things to do for every budget, interest, and age in our 7th annual bucket list!

Get your steps in early!👣 Health and wellness are important for all of us, even as the summer heat goes up. Join us for a morning walk. We open at 9AM Monday-Saturday.

🌻Don’t forget to use the Sunflower App!

See you soon!

Join us at Botanica tomorrow for Storytime during Wonder Wednesday! We will have special guests from Hapi Hands Pet Therapy. They will be bringing two therapy dogs and one therapy bunny. Storytime takes place at 10am & 11am.

Learn more about Hapi Hands Pet Therapy: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070064593537

🌿BLOOM ALERT🌿
Leonotis leonurus, a tropical bloomer, is in full bloom. Located in the Koch Carousel Gardens behind the Red Lion, one of 40 sculptures that is part of Sean Kenny’s Nature Pop! Exhibition featuring nearly 1 million Lego Bricks.

There is always something going on at Botanica! Tai Chi, Pressed Floral and Watercolors were fan favorites this past month. Join us for some summer fun!

It’s a 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑭𝑼𝑳 day at Botanica! Take advantage of the cooler temps and nice weather to visit the gardens. The weather is looking promising today and through early next week. We hope to see you soon!

Thank you, Koch Industries Interns, for helping us w**d and plant in our Gardens. We appreciate you! Come back and see us soon.

🌻You have less than one month left of free fun & adventure! Take advantage of the Sunflower Summer app happening now through August 11!

Provided by the State of Kansas Department of Education (KSDE), Sunflower Summer provides a wide variety of ways for families to get out, explore something new, and enjoy time together. Kansas families can visit museums, zoos, historic landmarks and more for free!

Go to sunflowersummer.org to learn more and find app store links for iOS & Android where you can download. Just select your adventure then tap and go.

Botanica’s a great place to visit, relax, and enjoy nature and art.🌺🪷🌿We feature 30 gardens, 4,000 plant species, and over 50 works of art across our campus.

Visit today! Members receive free admission.

Learn more about Botanica's memberships: https://memberships.botanica.org/

Join us tomorrow, July 17 for some Wonder Wednesday FUN!🕵️‍♀️🐝🪴📖🎨

Tomorrow's theme is Helping Hands Gardening! Join us from 9:30am-12:30pm and practice mindfulness by helping w**d the garden and doing a plant activity.

Wonder Wednesdays are geared toward Pre-K and under, but all ages are welcome. All activities are hosted in the Downing Children’s Garden and included with general admission. They are come-and-go activities and each Wednesday during the month will have a different theme.

Included with general admission.

📸Photo Credit: The 22nd Story

🚂Stop by our Gene E. Spear Railroad Garden during your next visit to Botanica! The trains run at intervals and feature passenger trains, freight trains and work trains. Trains run daily (weather and volunteers permitting) from March through September during regular business hours and during Illuminations.

https://botanica.org/gene-e-spear-railroad-garden/

𝑨𝒔𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕: 🌹Do roses require a lot of work? Lead Gardeners, Molly Parsons & Laura Shumaker, say “no,” that’s not an accurate assumption. Take time to smell the roses and learn how to care for them and make them the star of any garden.

•Deadhead spent rose flowers to trigger rebloom.
•Scout for a fungal disease called black spot on rose leaves.
•For small outbreaks, remove infected leaves by hand. For widespread infection, spray fungicide on affected roses every 10 days.
•Scout for Japanese beetles which feed directly on the flower. Remove them by hand and drop them into soapy water to kill them.
•Feed roses once a week with liquid feed fertilizer.

🚨Bloom Alert!🚨
Our prize lilies are starting to bloom!🪷 These unique blooms transform from white in the morning to pink in the afternoon. But don’t wait too long to see these incredible water lilies because these blooms only last a day!

WONDER WEDNESDAY FUN!🕵️‍♀️🐝🪴📖🎨 Join us today from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM.

Wonder Wednesdays are geared toward Pre-K and under, but all ages are welcome. All activities are hosted in the Downing Children’s Garden and included with general admission. They are come-and-go activities and each Wednesday during the month will have a different theme.

The theme for the second Wednesday of the month will be Get Crafty! Join us TODAY, July 10 and make a pressed flower bookmark!

Included with general admission.