City of Wichita - Sim Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

Photo of park

Address: 701 Amidon

District: acreage included in Sim Park

Acres: District 6

General Information

Officially opened in 1987, Wichita's botanical gardens features 9 acres of landscaped gardens including the Hannah Jabara Entry Garden, the Murdock Street Entrance Garden, the John Firsching Pinetum, the Butterfly Garden, the Martha Parriott Terrace Garden, the Garden on the Rocks, the Wooldridge Brosius Rose Garden, the Aquatic Collection, the Shakespearean Garden, the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, Cissy Wise Wildflower Meadow, Frank Smith Woodland Glade, Sensory Garden, and Beverly Blue Teaching Garden.

The gardens also contain a butterfly hoop house and a small gift shop. Future plans include a Chinese Garden.

Botanica also offers the public the Frank Good horticultural library and an indoor greenhouse.

Amenities
Public Art
Park Map

Map of park

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Park & Recreation

City Hall, 11th floor
455 North Main
Wichita, KS 67202

Hours:
8 AM - 5 PM
Monday-Friday

Phone: (316) 268-4361
Fax: (316) 858-7768

Doug Kupper, CPRP
Director of Parks & Recreation

David McGuire, CPRP
Superintendent - Forestry and Maintenance

Karen Holmes, CPRP
Superintendent - Recreation