National Tropical Botanical Garden

Our network of botanical gardens, preserves, and research centers in Hawaiʻi and Florida works to perpetuate tropical plants and all they make possible. We do so through a biocultural approach, where Indigenous knowledge, community priorities, and scientific research guide our path forward. Together, we will restore flourishing relationships between plants, people, and places.

Purpose of Activity

To enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems, and cultural heritage

Activities

All of our botanic gardens offer tour experiences and public programming to help deepen people’s relationships with plants. Visit our garden web pages to plan your visit: ntbg.org/gardens/tours. Volunteers support our Garden in many ways. Volunteer information and opportunities can be found at ntbg.org/support/volunteer.

History

1964

Chartered by Congress, the National Tropical Botanical Garden was established as a privately funded nonprofit

1970

171 acres purchased in the Lawai Valley on Kauaʻi’s South Shore to establish NTBG’s Flagship Garden known today as McBryde Garden

1972

Kahanu Garden established and purchase of two parcels outside the town of Hāna on the island of Maui

1976

Limahuli Garden established on the North Shore of the island of Kauaʻi due to a generous gift of land from Juliet Rice Wichman

1988

Congressional legislation passed to change the name of the institution from Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden to National Tropical Botanical Garden

1990

NTBG assumes management of Allerton Garden

2000

Lawai Garden renamed McBryde Garden in honor of the generous endowment of the family that once grew sugar cane in the valley

2008

LEED Gold-certified Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center opens at NTBG headquarters in Kalaheo, Kauaʻi

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