South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center Explore gardens, Orchid Conservatory, collections, parrots, reptiles, trails, wetland boardwalk! Meet our Resident Reptiles, exotic parrots. FLORA, FAUNA, FUN!
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Our facility strives to: Offer an ever-growing source of beauty, information, environmental learning and entertainment; Provide a positive and satisfying visitor experience; Enhance local quality of life and economic development through nature tourism. Screened Butterfly House, Orchid & Bromeliad Conservatories, Rose Garden, seasonal Plumeria Garden, more. Explore vast native and wetland areas. Shop Nature's Boutique.

06/20/2026

Dads get in free for Father’s Day! Come make some family memories at the gardens.

2 SUMMER CAMPS w/ SPACE AVAILABLE! $150 mbrs, $175 others. "NATURE SHUTTERBUGS," age 9-13, 9 am-Noon, July 6-10! ~Your ...
06/20/2026

2 SUMMER CAMPS w/ SPACE AVAILABLE! $150 mbrs, $175 others.
"NATURE SHUTTERBUGS," age 9-13, 9 am-Noon, July 6-10!
~Your camera, or use ours for coolest snaps of reptiles, parrots, flowers! Fun with guest photographer's photo tips & display basics. Nature crafts, photo printing, journaling, exploration! 📸🦋🐍🌻
"ECO-AMBASSSADOR VOLUNTEERS," age 9-16, 1-4 pm, July 6-10!
~Youth learn to volunteer with reptiles, butterflies, bird feeding, native plants; includes safety training, customer service, basic lab/field equipment. Guest speakers. Can schedule specific days/times after camp to continue volunteer learning! 👩‍🦱🧑‍👱‍♀️

What are YOU doing for FATHER'S DAY? Dad gets in FREE at the Gardens both Sat & Sun, June 20 & 21, password "LIZARDS & ...
06/16/2026

What are YOU doing for FATHER'S DAY? Dad gets in FREE at the Gardens both Sat & Sun, June 20 & 21, password "LIZARDS & SNAKES." (Rest of his group pays general admission, unless members.) Explore trails, wetlands boardwalk with the important dad in your life. The Reptile Room rocks! See the iguanas & big tortoises, too. ”Rep-Tales,” 10:30 am both days, Festival Lawn. Relax in the new outdoor BONSAI EXHIBIT! Orchids, bromeliads, plumeria, roses are amazing! New memberships will be 20% off, including 370 RECIPROCAL GARDENS in U.S.
The American Horticultural Society Visit Corpus Christi

Must-see/Must-have! Charming "PEACH POODLE HIBISCUS", an exotic Chinese variety, looks like a groomed poodle's tail! O...
06/16/2026

Must-see/Must-have! Charming "PEACH POODLE HIBISCUS", an exotic Chinese variety, looks like a groomed poodle's tail! Our large specimen, just inside the Butterfly House entrance, is potted for water savings! Good drainage, sun, 3-6' tall. Flowers 4" across have 5 peach petals with serrated frilly edges. A second row of petals surround the pistil & stamen creating a tuft of peach frills--the tail! 🌺 😉
Visit Corpus Christi Gill Garden Center + Landscape Co. Turner's Gardenland

WE ARE OPEN, but have no phone service or internet. We DO have everything else as usual for your enjoyment. If you can'...
06/11/2026

WE ARE OPEN, but have no phone service or internet. We DO have everything else as usual for your enjoyment. If you can't communicate normally today either, come on out and converse with nature! 9-6.

06/11/2026

San Antonio Spurs or New York Knicks? Tony predicts the Spurs will take game 4!

RASPBERRY SUNDAE, one of the Plumeria Garden's most stunning blooms, has 3.5 to 4” blossoms, & bright yellow centers ble...
06/11/2026

RASPBERRY SUNDAE, one of the Plumeria Garden's most stunning blooms, has 3.5 to 4” blossoms, & bright yellow centers blending into rose & pink hues with white veins. Long-lasting flowers fade over time in a gorgeous feast of color! "Hawaiian Lei Flowers," are native to the Caribbean & Tropical Americas! See many of our 80-plus varieties flowering now! Thanks to Plumeria Society of South Texas for many volunteer hours caring for this unique collection! (Their annual sale is July 18!) ☺️ Plumeria Society of South Texas - PSST Group

06/09/2026

Turtle Tuesday! All tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises. Texas tortoises are protected by law, and the six Texas tortoises that are Animal Ambassadors are non-releasable, and we have a license for them. Come see us to learn more about Richardson, Tyler, Beaumont, Dallas, Austin, and Houston.

Dinner plate hibiscus are loving the showers!
06/09/2026

Dinner plate hibiscus are loving the showers!

We had a great time at the Janet F. Harte Public Library Saturday! The parrots learned a little about their descendants,...
06/07/2026

We had a great time at the Janet F. Harte Public Library Saturday! The parrots learned a little about their descendants, dinosaurs! Thanks for having us and to all the families who came to say hi to us.

Address

8545 S Staples St
Corpus Christi, TX
78413

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

(361) 852-2100

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