Botanical Gardens
Below is a list of botanical gardens which may be able to further assist
you. To see the list of botanical gardens in your state, use the linked
index below. In addition to these resources, you may want to consult your
county agricultural extension office.
Please Note: If you wish to have your African
Violet examined by a horticulturalist, remember that any exposure to other
plants could result in the spread of disease or pests. Therefore, before
taking your African Violet to any of the locations below, please call them
in order to ascertain whatever guidelines they may have for bringing plants
in. At the very least, your African Violet should be sealed in an air-tight,
plastic bag in order to prevent exposure to other, healthy plants.
- Alabama
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- Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- 2612 Lane Park Road
- Birmingham, AL 35223
- ph. 205-879-1227
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- Dothan Botanical Gardens
- Dothan, AL 36302
- ph. 334-793-3224
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- Huntsville Botanical Garden
- 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
- Huntsville, AL 35805
- ph. 205-830-4447
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- Mobile Botanical Gardens
- Langan Park
- Pat Ryan Drive
- Mobile, AL 36608
- ph. 334-342-0555
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- Alaska
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- Alaska Botanical Garden
- Anchorage, AK 99520
- ph. 907-278-2814
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- Arizona
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- Desert Botanical Garden
- 1201 N. Galvin Parkway
- Phoenix, AZ 85008
- ph. 602-941-1225
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- Tucson Botanical Gardens
- 2150 N. Alvernon Way
- Tucson, AZ 85712
- ph. 520-326-9686
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- Arkansas
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- Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks
- Fayetteville, AR 72702
- ph. 501-839-2301
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- Twentieth Century Gardens
- 498 Arkridge Road
- Hot Springs, AR 71913
- ph. 501-262-2711
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- California
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- Dunsmuir Botanical Garden
- Dunsmuir, CA 96025
- ph. 916-235-4740
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- Humboldt Botanical Gardens
- Eureka, CA 95502
- ph. 707-442-5139
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- Huntington Botanical Gardens
- 1151 Oxford Road
- San Marino, CA 91108
- ph. 818-405-2160
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- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
- 18220 N. Highway 1
- Fort Bragg, CA 95437
- ph. 707-964-4352
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- Moorten Botanic Garden
- 1701 South Palm Canyon Drive
- Palm Springs, CA 92264
- ph. 619-327-6555
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- Niguel Botanical Preserve
- 29751 Crown Valley Parkway
- Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- ph. 714-493-6274
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- Oakland Museum and Gardens
- 1000 Oak Street
- Oakland, CA 94607
- ph. 510-273-3401
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- Overfelt Gardens
- McKee Road and Educational Park Drive
- San Jose, CA 95133
- ph. 415-251-3323
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- Quail Botanical Gardens
- 230 Quail Gardens Drive
- Encinitas, CA 92023
- ph. 619-436-3036
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- Quarryhill Botanical Garden
- Glen Ellen, CA 95422
- ph. 707-996-3166
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- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- 1500 N. College Avenue
- Claremont, CA 91711
- ph. 909-625-8767
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- Regional Parks Botanic Garden
- Tilden Regional Park
- Berkeley, CA 94708
- ph. 510-841-8732
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- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
- San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
- ph. 805-546-3501
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- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
- 1212 Mission Canyon Road
- Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- ph. 805-682-4726
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- South Coast Botanic Garden
- 26300 Crenshaw Blvd
- Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
- ph. 310-772-5813
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- Strybing Botanical Gardens
- Golden State Park
- 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way
- San Francisco, CA 94122
- ph. 415-753-7089
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- UC-Berkeley Botanical Garden
- 200 Centennial Drive
- Berkeley, CA 94720
- ph. 510-642-0840
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- UC-Irvine Botanical Garden
- Irvine, CA 92697
- ph. 714-824-5833
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- UC-Riverside Botanic Garden
- Riverside, CA 92521
- ph. 909-787-4650
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- UCLA Botanical Gardens
- 405 Hilgard Avenue
- Los Angeles, CA 90095
- ph. 310-825-3620
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- Wrigley Botanical Garden
- Avalon, CA 90704
- ph. 310-510-2288
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- Young Botanic Garden
- 14178 W. Kearney
- Kerman, CA 93630
- ph. 209-846-7881
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- Colorado
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- Denver Botanic Gardens
- 909 York Street
- Denver, CO 80206
- ph. 303-331-4000
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- Montrose Botanic Gardens
- Montrose, CO 81402
- ph. 970-249-9055
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- Yampa River Botanic Park
- 245 Howelson Parkway
- Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
- ph. 970-879-4300
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- Connecticut
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- Beardsley Zoological Gardens
- 1875 Noble Avenue
- Bridgeport, CT 06610
- ph. 203-576-8126
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- Delaware
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- Delaware Horticulture Center
- 1810 N. Dupont Street
- Wilmington, DE 19806
- ph. 302-658-6262
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- District of Columbia
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- U.S. Botanic Garden
- 245 First Street, SW
- Washington, DC 20024
- ph. 202-225-8333
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- Florida
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- Heathcote Botanical Gardens
- 210 Savannah Road
- Fort Pierce, FL 34982
- ph. 407-464-4672
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- Lake County Horticultural Center
- 30205 S.R. 19
- Tavares, FL 32778
- ph. 352-742-0004
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- Shelby Botanical Gardens
- 811 S. Palm Avenue
- Sarasota, FL 34236
- ph. 941-366-5731
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- Mounts Botanical Garden
- 531 N. Military Trail
- West Palm Beach, FL 33415
- ph. 561-233-1749
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- University of West Florida Botanical Garden
- 11000 University Parkway
- Pensacola, FL 32514
- ph. 904-474-2940
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- Georgia
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- Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Atlanta, GA 30357
- ph. 404-876-5859
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- Georgia Southern Botanical Garden
- Statesboro, GA 30460
- ph. 912-871-1114
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- State Botanical Garden of Georgia
- University of Georgia
- 2450 S. Milledge Avenue
- Athens, GA 30605
- ph. 706-542-1244
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- Hawaii
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- Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
- Captain Cook, HI 96704
- ph. 808-323-3318
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- Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden
- 248 Kahoa Road
- Hilo, HI 96720
- ph. 808-964-5233
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- National Tropical Botanical Garden
- Lawai, Kauai, HI 96765
- ph. 808-332-7324
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- Idaho
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- Idaho Botanical Gardens
- 2355 Old Penitentiary Road
- Boise, ID 83701
- ph. 208-343-8649
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- University of Idaho Botanical Garden
- 205 C.E.B.
- Moscow, ID 83844
- ph. 208-885-6250
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- Illinois
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- Chicago Botanic Garden
- 1000 Lake Cook Road
- Glencoe, IL 60022
- ph. 847-835-5440
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- Luthy Botanical Garden
- 2218 North Prospect Road
- Peoria, IL 61603
- ph. 309-686-3362
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- Northern Illinois Botanical Society
- 1220 Rock Street
- Rockford, IL 61101
- ph. 815-965-8146
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- Sun-Star Botanical Garden
- 201 N. 34th Street
- Decatur, IL 62521
- ph. 217-422-7156
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- Washington Park Botanical Garden
- Springfield, IL 62705
- ph. 217-753-6228
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- Indiana
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- Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
- 1100 S. Calhoun Street
- Fort Wayne, IN 46802
- ph. 219-427-6440
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- Garfield Park Conservatory
- 2450 S. Shelby Street
- Indianapolis, IN 46203
- ph. 317-327-7184
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- Oakhurst Gardens
- 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway
- Muncie, IN 47303
- ph. 765-282-4848
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- Iowa
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- Des Moines Botanical Center
- 909 East River Drive
- Des Moines, IA 50316
- ph. 515-242-2734
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- Dubuque Botanical Gardens
- 3800 Arboretum Drive
- Dubuque, IA 52001
- ph. 319-556-2100
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- Reiman Gardens
- Iowa State University
- Ames, IA 50011
- ph. 515-294-0028
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- Kansas
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- Meade Park Botanic Gardens
- 124 N. Fillmore
- Topeka, KS 66606
- ph. 913-232-5493
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- Overland Park Botanical Garden
- 8500 Santa Fe
- Overland Park, KS 66212
- ph. 913-685-3604
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- Wichita Gardens
- 701 N. Amidon
- Wichita, KS 67203
- ph. 316-264-0448
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- Louisiana
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- New Orleans Botanical Garden
- 1 Palm Drive
- New Orleans, LA 70124
- ph. 504-483-9386
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- Maryland
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- London Town Botanical Garden
- 839 Londontown Road
- Edgewater, MD 21037
- ph. 410-222-1919
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- Massachusetts
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- Berkshire Botanical Garden
- Stockbridge, MA 01262
- ph. 413-298-3926
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- Smith College Botanic Garden
- Northamptom, MA 01063
- ph. 413-585-2748
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- Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
- South Hadley, MA 01075
- ph. 413-538-2116
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- Worcester County Horticultural Society
- 11 French Drive
- Boylston, MA 01505
- ph. 508-869-6111
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- Michigan
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- Beal Botanical Garden
- 412 Olds Hall
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- ph. 517-355-9582
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- Dow Gardens
- 1018 W. Main Street
- Midland, MI 48640
- ph. 517-631-2677
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- Fernwood Botanical Garden
- 13988 Range Line Road
- Niles, MI 49120
- ph. 616-695-6491
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- Frederik Meijer Gardens
- 3411 Bradford NE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- ph. 616-957-1580
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- Minnesota
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- Linnaeus Arboretum and Gardens
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- St Peter, MN 56082
- ph. 507-933-7324
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- Mississippi
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- Mynelle Gardens
- 4736 Clinton Blvd
- Jackson, MS 39209
- ph. 601-960-1894
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- Missouri
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- Missouri Botanical Garden
- St Louis, MO 63166
- ph. 314-577-5100
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- Powell Gardens
- 1609 NW U.S. Highway 50
- Kingsville, MO 64061
- ph. 816-697-2600
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- Nebraska
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- Omaha Botanical Gardens
- Omaha, NE 68124
- ph. 402-346-4002
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden
- 1340 N. 17th Street
- Lincoln, NE 68588
- ph. 402-472-2679
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- Nevada
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- Desert Demonstration Gardens
- 1001 South Valley View Blvd
- Las Vegas, NV 89153
- ph. 702-258-3205
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- May Botanical Garden
- 1502 Washington Street
- Reno, NV 89503
- ph. 702-785-4153
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- New Jersey
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- New Jersey State Botanical Garden
- Ringwood, NJ 07456
- ph. 201-962-7527
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- Somerset County Botanical Garden
- 11 Layton Road
- Far Hills, NJ 07931
- ph. 908-234-2677
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- New Mexico
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- Rio Grande Botanic Garden
- 903 10th Street, SW
- Albuquerque, NM 87102
- ph. 505-764-6200
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- Santa Fe Botanical Garden
- Santa Fe, NM 87502
- ph. 505-438-1684
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- New York
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- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 1000 Washington Avenue
- Brooklyn, NY 11225
- ph. 718-622-4433
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- Buffalo-Erie County Botanical Garden
- 2655 South Park Avenue
- Buffalo, NY 14218
- ph. 716-827-1584
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- Cornell Plantations
- One Plantations Road
- Ithaca, NY 14850
- ph. 607-255-3020
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- Highland Botanical Park
- 180 Reservoir Avenue
- Rochester, NY 14620
- ph. 716-256-4967
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- New York Botanical Garden
- Bronx, NY 10458
- ph. 718-817-8700
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- Oceanside Botanical Garden
- 3160 Skillman Avenue
- Oceanside, NY 11572
- ph. 516-678-8568
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- Quaker Hill Garden
- Pawling, NY 12564
- ph. 914-855-1531
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- Queens Botanical Garden
- 43-50 Main Street
- Flushing, NY 11355
- ph. 718-886-3800
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- Staten Island Botanical Garden
- 1000 Richmond Terrace
- Staten Island, NY 10301
- ph. 718-273-8200
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- Wave Hill Botanical Garden
- 675 W. 252nd Street
- Bronx, NY 10471
- ph. 718-549-3200
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- North Carolina
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- Asheville Botanical Gardens
- 151 W. T. Weaver Blvd
- Asheville, NC 28804
- ph. 704-252-5190
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- Cape Fear Botanical Garden
- Fayetteville, NC 28305
- ph. 910-486-0221
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- Charlotte Botanical Garden
- 1800 Continental Blvd
- Charlotte, NC 28273
- ph. 704-331-5566
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- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
- 6500 S. New Hope Road
- Belmont, NC 28012
- ph. 704-825-4490
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- Duke Gardens
- Duke University
- Durham, NC 27708
- ph. 919-684-3698
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- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- University of North Carolina
- Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- ph. 919-962-0522
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- Ohio
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- Cincinnati Botanical Garden
- 3400 Vine Street
- Cincinnati, OH 45220
- ph. 513-559-7734
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- Cleveland Botanical Garden
- 11030 East Blvd
- Cleveland, OH 44106
- ph. 216-721-1600
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- Franklin Park Botanical Garden
- 1777 E. Broad Street
- Columbus, OH 43203
- ph. 614-645-8733
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- Schoepfle Garden
- 12882 Diagonal Road
- La Grange, OH 44050
- ph. 216-965-7237
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- Toledo Botanical Garden
- 5403 Elmer Drive
- Toledo, OH 43615
- ph. 419-936-2986
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- Oklahoma
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- Lendonwood Gardens
- 1308 W. 13th Street
- Grove, OK 74345
- ph. 918-786-2281
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- Myriad Botanical Gardens
- 100 Myriad Gardens
- Oklahoma City, OK 73102
- ph. 405-297-3995
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- Oklahoma Botanical Garden
- Oklahoma State University
- 360 Agriculture Hall
- Stillwater, OK 74078
- ph. 405-744-5414
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- Oregon
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- Berry Botanic Garden
- 11505 SW Summerville Avenue
- Portland, OR 97219
- ph. 503-636-4112
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- Leach Botanical Garden
- 6704 SE 122nd Avenue
- Portland, OR 97236
- ph. 503-761-9503
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- Pennsylvania
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- Erie Zoological Society
- 423 W. 38th Street
- Erie, PA 16508
- ph. 814-864-4091
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- Henry Foundation for Botanical Research
- 801 Stony Lane
- Gladwyne, PA 19035
- ph. 610-525-2037
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- Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- ph. 412-826-0626
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- Jenkins Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road
- Devon, PA 19333
- ph. 610-647-8870
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- Longwood Gardens
- Kennett Square, PA 19348
- ph. 610-388-1000
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- Muhlenberg College Botanical Garden
- 2400 Chew Street
- Allentown, PA 18104
- ph. 610-821-3258
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- Phipps Conservatory
- One Schenley Park
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- ph. 412-622-6915
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- Rodef Shalom Botanical Garden
- 4905 Fifth Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- ph. 412-621-6566
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- South Carolina
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- Kalmia Gardens
- Coker College
- 1624 West Carolina Avenue
- Hartsville, SC 29550
- ph. 803-383-8145
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- Riverbanks Botanical Garden
- Columbia, SC 29202
- ph. 803-779-8717
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- South Carolina Botanical Garden
- Clemson University
- 103 Lehotsky Hall
- Clemson, SC 29634
- ph. 803-656-3405
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- South Dakota
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- Great Plains Native Plant Society
- Hot Springs, SD 57747
- ph. 605-745-3397
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- Tennessee
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- Cheekwood Botanical Garden
- 1200 Forrest Park Drive
- Nashville, TN 37205
- ph. 615-353-2148
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- Memphis Botanic Garden
- 750 Cherry Road
- Memphis, TN 38117
- ph. 901-685-1566
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- Reflection Riding Botanical Garden
- 400 Garden Road
- Chattanooga, TN 37419
- ph. 423-821-9582
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- Texas
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- Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens
- 8545 S. Staples Street
- Corpus Christi, TX 78413
- ph. 512-852-2100
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- Dallas Arboretum and Botanic Garden
- 8617 Garland Road
- Dallas, TX 75218
- ph. 214-327-8263
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- Dallas Horticulture Center
- Dallas, TX 75315
- ph. 214-428-7476
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- Fort Worth Botanic Garden
- 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- ph. 817-871-7686
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- Heard Natural Science Center
- One Nature Place
- McKinney, TX 75069
- ph. 972-562-5566
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- Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
- 22306 Aldine-Westfield Road
- Humble, TX 77338
- ph. 281-443-8731
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- San Antonio Botanical Garden
- 555 Funston Place
- San Antonio, TX 78209
- ph. 210-821-5143
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- Utah
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- Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
- University of Utah
- 18-A de Trobriand Street
- Salt Lake City, UT 84113
- ph. 801-581-5322
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- Utah Botanical Center
- Utah State University
- Logan, UT 84322
- ph. 801-797-1984
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- Utah State University Botanical Garden
- 1817 North Main
- Farmington, UT 84025
- ph. 801-451-3204
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- Vermont
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- New England Tropical Conservatory
- Bennington, VT 05201
- ph. 413-458-5336
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- Virginia
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- James Madison University Botanical Garden
- Harrisonburg, VA 22807
- ph. 540-568-6906
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- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- 1800 Lakeside Avenue
- Richmond, VA 23228
- ph. 804-262-9887
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- Norfolk Botanical Garden
- Azalea Garden Road
- Norfolk, VA 23518
- ph. 757-441-5830
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- Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden
- Saunders Hall
- Blacksburg, VA 24061
- ph. 540-231-5783
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- Winkler Botanical Preserve
- 4900 Seminary Road
- Alexandria, VA 22311
- ph. 703-578-7888
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- Washington
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- Lakewold Gardens
- 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive, SW
- Tacoma, WA 98498
- ph. 206-584-4106
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- Seymour Botanical Conservatory
- 316 South G Street
- Tacoma, WA 98405
- ph. 206-591-5330
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- Yakima Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- 1401 Arboretum Drive
- Yakima, WA 98901
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- Wisconsin
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- Boerner Botanical Gardens
- 5879 S. 92nd Street
- Hales Corners, WI 53130
- ph. 414-425-1131
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- Green Bay Botanical Garden
- 2600 Larsen Road
- Green Bay, WI 54307
- ph. 414-490-9457
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- Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- 3330 Atwood Avenue
- Madison, WI 53704
- ph. 608-246-4551
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- Wyoming
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- Cheyenne Botanic Garden
- 710 S. Lions Park Drive
- Cheyenne, WY 82001
- ph. 307-637-6458
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