Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Address: 22306 Aldine Westfield Road
Humble, TX 77338
Region: Southwest
Phone: (281) 443-8731
Fax: (281) 209-9767
Web: www.cp4.hctx.net/mercer
Organization Type: Botanic Garden
Services this organization provides
- Work on restoration projects
- Natural habitat management
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Conducts research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Membership program
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
- Native plant sales
Native Plant Focus: We are affiliated with the Center for Plant Conservation in Missouri, which focuses on endangered species. We try to cover species native to the Gulf Region.
Publications: Parkscape Quarterly Magazine (Newsletter); Ginger Guide
Description: An oasis of serenity and natural beauty along Cypress Creek, Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is a horticultural masterpiece. These 300 acres of East Texas Piney Woods showcase the region’s largest collection of native and cultivated plants. A living museum, it is also home to a wealth of animal life.
Last Update: 2011-10-14
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