San Diego Botanic Garden | |
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Type | Botanical garden |
Location | Encinitas, California, United States |
Coordinates | 33°03′08″N 117°16′50″W / 33.0522°N 117.2806°W |
Area | 37 acres (150,000 m2) |
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) is a botanical garden in Encinitas, California. It displays more than 5,000 plant species and varieties and has 15 gardens that represent different regions of the world, 12 demonstration gardens, and the largest public bamboo collection in North America. The garden sits on 37 acres (15 ha) of land.
Until 1957, the gardens were the private estate of Ruth Baird Larabee, at which time she donated her house and grounds to the County of San Diego. The Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation was established in 1961. In March 1970, it opened as Quail Botanic Gardens. In 2009, the name was changed to San Diego Botanic Garden.