South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

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Visit the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

February Events

Orchidology, Winter Lecture Series, Organic Rose Growing , Purple Martine Invasion, Big Cats of South Texas

March Events

Orchidology, Wild Flowers A-Z, Landscape Facelift, Bring in the Butterflies

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

The South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is one of Corpus Christi’s five major attractions, and a leading South Texas nature tourism destination.

Venture into the delightful 2600 square-foot screened Butterfly House, and new Bromeliad Conservatory. Experience 2000 orchids, 300 breathtaking roses, quaint Hummingbird Garden, imaginative Sensory Garden with fascinating artscape, Arid Garden and colorful EarthKind Demonstration Trial Gardens. And during our eight warmer months, enjoy the fragrant tropical Plumeria Garden with elevated viewing ramp. Your visits to the Botanical Gardens & Nature Center in Corpus Christi will immerse you in serene beauty, followed by an adventurous ‘walk on the wild side’ with 11 uniquely stunning floral exhibits and gardens shouting color, followed by quiet trails and boardwalk through identified native habitat and natural wetlands.

This 180-acre showcase on Oso Creek offers a unique and varied take on botanical gardens-- beautiful new Exotic Parrots, or native wildlife in the new Reptiles in Residents exhibit; artistic decorative water features, or vast natural wetlands; majestic Rose Pavilion; or rustic Palapa Grande on scenic Gator Lake-- Corpus Christi’s South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center will impress you with its unusual approach to environmental education through creative horticultural design, and fascinating naturescape of natural wetlands and trails through native mesquite forest. Definitely not your grandmother’s botanical garden!

The Botanical Gardens & Nature Center is a Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail site. Save some time for Nature’s Boutique in the Visitors Center, for unique gifts and ‘must haves’! We also host hundreds of school and adult tours, and rent our facilities to members for private parties.

Announcement from the Gardens

Corpus Christi six-attraction Land & Sea Partnership

offers half-price reciprocal admission to their members during February!

CORPUS CHRISTI--February in the Texas Coastal Bend means taking an extremely frugal, entertaining and educational vacation, all within Corpus Christi city limits!  

In February only, members at any one of six local visitor destinations below can pay only half of normal general admission prices at the other five!  Also at all these popular tourism spots, any member of one attraction can receive 10 percent off NEW memberships to the others; and 10 percent discount  in all six gift shops--only in February!  It’s a terrific month for area residents, as well as winter Texans, to enjoy Corpus Christi as tourists see it, with camera in tow—at half price!  

Be prepared to show current membership card and photo identification at all facilities.  Please call the participating attractions, or visit their websites for hours and other information.

April Events

Orchidology, Advanced Bird ID Series, Big Bloom Plant Sell, Holistic Herbal Health

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May Events

Orchidology, National Public Gardens Day & Mother's Day Weekend

Educational & Garden Events

Exhibits at the South Texas Botanical Gardens