The Rio Grande Botanic Garden (8 ha / 20 acres) is a botanical garden and 900 m² (10,000 square feet) conservatory located beside the Rio Grande and what is said to be the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the world, in the Albuquerque Biological Park, 2601 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is open every day of the week during business hours except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and, New Year's Days; an admission fee is charged.
The Garden's conservatory contains native and exotic plants from desert and Mediterranean climates. The outdoor gardens place an emphasis on desert plants. Other exhibits include a seasonal butterfly conservatory, an early 20th-century Farm with a farm house and living farm animals, a model "Garden" railroad, and a children's fantasy garden. In 2007, a Japanese garden was added as well, and the Garden has plans to expand the Japanese section in the near future.
Collections include "Achillea filipendulina", "Abelia grandiflora", "Acanthus mollis", "Anigozanthos flavidus", "Althaea rosea", "Anacyclus depressus", "Aquilegia chrysantha", "Asclepias speciosa", "Berlandiera lyrata", "Bougainvillea glabra", "Buddleia davidii", "Buddleia marrubifolia", "Calliandra california", "Callirhoe involucrate", "Callistemon citrinus", "Calylophus hartwegii", "Calylophus serrulatus", "Campsis radicans", "Carissa grandiflora", "Carpenteria californica", "Caryopteris clandonensis", "Centranthus ruber", "Cerastium tomentosum", "Chilopsis linearis", "Chitalpa tashkentensis", "Chrysactinia mexicana", "Chrysanthemum leucanthemum", "Cistus ladanifer", "Cistus salviifolius", "Cistus × purpureus", "Clematis" sp., "Cleome serrulata", "Coreopsis grandiflora", "Dasiphora floribunda", "Datura wrightii", "Dietes grandiflora", "Dipsacus fullonum", "Echium fastuosum", "Fouquieria splendens", "Gaillardia grandiflora", "Galvezia speciosa", "Gaura lindheimeri", "Geranium" sp., "Glandularia gooddingii", "Gossypium harknessii", "Hemerocallis" sp., "Hesperaloe parviflora", "Heterocentron elegans", "Hymenoxys acaulis", "Hypericum calycinum", "Ipomoea fistulosa", "Jasminum odoratissimum", "Justicia californica", "Kniphofia uvaria", "Lavandula" 'Munstead', "Leonotis leonurus", "Leucophyllum candidum" 'Thunder cloud', "Leucophyllum langmaniae" 'Rio Bravo', "Lobelia laxiflora", "Lonicera japonica" 'Halliana', "Lonicera sempervirens", "Melaleuca elliptica", "Nandina domestica", "Nepeta × faassenii", "Nerium oleander", "Oenothera missouriensis", "Oenothera speciosa", "Penstemon barbatus", "Penstemon pinifolius", "Penstemon pseudospectabilis", "Philadelphus" sp., "Phlomis cashmeriana", "Phlomis fruticosa", "Phlomis russeliana", "Phygelius capensis", "Plumbago auriculata", "Plumbago scandens", "Punica granatum", "Ratibida columnifera", "Rosa" sp., "Salvia greggii", "Salvia repens", "Sambucus mexicana", "Sapindus drummondii", "Spiraea bumalda" 'Anthony Waterer' & 'Goldflame', "Stachys lanata", "Tecoma" 'Orange Jubilee', "Tulbaghia fragrans", and "Yucca linearifolia".
See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United States
External links
* [http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/garden/ Rio Grande Botanical Garden]