Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The flowers of the Foamflower (Tiarella). Photo taken at the Mt. Cuba Center where it was identified
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Location	3120 Barley Mill Rd.
Nearest city	Hockessin, Delaware
Coordinates	39°47′18″N 75°38′54″W / 39.78841°N 75.64828°W / 39.78841; -75.64828
Area	7.4 acres (3.0 ha)
Built	1937 (1937)
Built by	J. S. Cornell & Son
Architect	Victorine & Samuel Homsey (house) Thomas Warren Sears (landscape)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	03000172[1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 2003

Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont. Its woodland gardens produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region. Mt. Cuba is open to the public from April through November for general admission, guided tours and special programs. Education courses, including a Certificate in Ecological Gardening, are offered year-round.