Description
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota specializes in epiphytes or plants that attach themselves to others without damaging them. The gardens here feature over 20,000 plants including a large collection of 6,000 orchids, bromeliads, cacti and succulents, hibiscus, cycads, bamboo trees and a banyan tree grove. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens also contains the Baywalk Sanctuary, which is an elevated boardwalk with views over a mangrove swamp and parts of the Sarasota bay. As well there is a museum of botany and the arts, a butterfly garden and a research and learning facility.
Hobbies & Activities category: Garden or botanic display
Address
Selby Botanical Gardens
811 South Palm Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236-7726
United States
Phone 1 (239) 366-5731
Fax 1 (239) 366-9807
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$12.00
Child 11 & under$6.00
Child 5 & underFREE
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Wheelchair loan or rental
Typical Visit
1 hour 30 minutes
Attractions Near Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota