The 'Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens' (1.5 acres) are nonprofit
botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Kona Outdoor Circle Educational Center at 76-6280 Kuakini Highway,
Kailua-Kona,
Hawaii (island),
Hawaii. They are open daily; admission is free.
The gardens were designed by
landscape architect Scott Seymour on a wedge-shaped plot, and named in honor of his mother. They feature the cultivated plants of Hawaii, arranged in 11 tiers by geographic origin. The first tier contains native Hawaiian plants. Other tiers include
Australia,
New Zealand, and
Indonesia (featuring plants such as
cuphea,
eucalyptus, and
ixora); Indo-Asia (
lemon grass, and
cinnamon,
turmeric, and
clove trees);
Africa (''
Bismarckia nobilis''); and
Central America (
calabash).
The educational center also includes a horticultural library.
See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States