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HOURS

Open Daily
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

ADMISSIONS

Adults – $12
Youth – $6
Members – FREE

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4801 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739
512.232.0100

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GARDEN VIEWS

A glimpse at what you might see now

Good morning from the gardens. If you have a breeze on your cheek or a patch of sky above you or something green and ...

Mar 28

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Instagram post 2274826890346097159_1134410758 Good morning from the gardens. If you have a breeze on your cheek or a patch of sky above you or something green and living to touch, that’s pretty lucky! If you can’t reach those things right now, send your mind here, take as many slow breaths as you like and know that you are a part of nature and that’s a beautiful thing. 🌿✨ 📸: Gardener Amy G. #ourgardensyourhome #natureisforeveryone #aperfectmorning

Anyone else sleeping in a bit without their morning commute? Well, Athena might be adjusting to a new little addition to...

Mar 27

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Instagram post 2274178761317739301_1134410758 Anyone else sleeping in a bit without their morning commute? Well, Athena might be adjusting to a new little addition to the nest. TBD, but she does seem to be sitting higher and chicks are certainly more awkwardly-shaped (and fussier) nest-mates than eggs... Our gardeners are tending to their essential duties and keeping an eye out, so we will keep you updated. 📸: Bill J Boyd #thatsowlfornow #greathornedowls #bubo #morningsarehard

Some cheer for you from the Botanist Garden with sunny Texas yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) and wooly globemallow ...

Mar 26

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Instagram post 2273488897538711800_1134410758 Some cheer for you from the Botanist Garden with sunny Texas yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) and wooly globemallow (Sphaeralcea lindheimeri). Can you guess which prolific TX botanist they are named for?😀 #txwildflowers2020 #botanylovers #sunnygarden #flowersforyou #ourgardensyourhome

Watch a movie 🎥 🍄, support the Center 💚! "Fantastic Fungi," an immersive cinematic journey into the ...

Mar 25

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Instagram post 2272849785886352631_1134410758 Watch a movie 🎥 🍄, support the Center 💚! "Fantastic Fungi," an immersive cinematic journey into the magical earth beneath our feet, sold out when we showed it at the Center last fall. Now you can watch wherever you are beginning this Thurs., 3.26. When you purchase or rent using our special link (in 🍄highlighted story), the Wildflower Center receives 40% of sales revenue🌿🙌🏾! #fantasticfungi #stayhomestaysafe #rootandrise #moviesathome #streamingmovies #fungilove

They are getting a little freshening from the spring weather, but do you know this little patch of purple coneflower ...

Mar 23

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Instagram post 2271472657580326743_1134410758 They are getting a little freshening from the spring weather, but do you know this little patch of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in the Edible Garden has been hanging in there all through fall and winter? That’s perseverance, y’all. #youaredoinggreat #roottorise #strongashell #echinaceapurpurea #txwildflowers2020 (and also #txwildflowers2019 😄) #ourgardensyourhome

Monday brunch? Feast your eyes on one of the season’s less iconic wildflowers. Scrambled eggs (Corydalis curvisiliqua)...

Mar 23

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Instagram post 2271346077126236053_1134410758 Monday brunch? Feast your eyes on one of the season’s less iconic wildflowers. Scrambled eggs (Corydalis curvisiliqua) has 4 petals: 2 outer + 2 inner. One petal has a short, straight, saclike spur at the base, giving this fun flower its far-out appearance. Find them in a range of habitats from plains to woodlands. This one is blooming along our Savanna Meadow Trail where it doesn’t mind the dry conditions. (PS- looking for a more vegan-friendly common name? This species is also called curvepod or golden smoke — the latter a nod to its family, Fumariaceae.) 📸: T. Zastrow #natureisneat #txwildflowers2020 #plantidentification #coffeeandflowers

Here is your Wildflower Center bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) update! Beautiful blooms on our Texas Arboretum just ...

Mar 21

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Instagram post 2269866211474356693_1134410758 Here is your Wildflower Center bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) update! Beautiful blooms on our Texas Arboretum just yesterday. Cheerful bonus: those rainbow colored tree cages our staff have lovingly installed, up-cycled from the very first #Fortlandia 🌈🌿 We’ll post more blues soon and more of this weeks blooms in stories. #txwildflowers2020 #bloomsnotgloom #bluebonnet #lupines #springintexas #ourgardensyourhome

Many of you have been asking about 💛 Athena. While our volunteers are on break staying well, you’ll have to settle ...

Mar 19

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Instagram post 2268512628908543053_1134410758 Many of you have been asking about 💛 Athena. While our volunteers are on break staying well, you’ll have to settle for this binocular-iPhone-view of our great horned goddess and some lovely crossvine. She seems healthy and vigilant as ever and our gardeners are looking in on her every day — not that she needs us! But we sure do love her. No little fuzzy heads yet. (We miss you Bill@Boyd, 🦉📸-er extraordinaire! #thatsowlfornow #greathornedowl #bubo 💕

✳️UPDATE: To further protect the wellness of our staff and guests and comply w/ City of Austin health regulations, ...

Mar 18

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Instagram post 2267867355614275327_1134410758 ✳️UPDATE: To further protect the wellness of our staff and guests and comply w/ City of Austin health regulations, we will be closed until May 1.  We will reopen at that time if the situation allows. • All of our previously scheduled classes, events and programs until May 1 are cancelled or postponed, including our Spring Native Plant Sale. See Stories for a link to our Plant Sale FAQ & Resources. • In the meantime, we are working hard to (safely) keep the Wildflower Center beautiful, blooming and ready for your next visit. 🎥: Karen Beaty

Good morning from the gardens. If you have a breeze on your cheek or a patch of sky above you or something green and ...

Mar 28

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Instagram post 2274826890346097159_1134410758 Good morning from the gardens. If you have a breeze on your cheek or a patch of sky above you or something green and living to touch, that’s pretty lucky! If you can’t reach those things right now, send your mind here, take as many slow breaths as you like and know that you are a part of nature and that’s a beautiful thing. 🌿✨ 📸: Gardener Amy G. #ourgardensyourhome #natureisforeveryone #aperfectmorning

Anyone else sleeping in a bit without their morning commute? Well, Athena might be adjusting to a new little addition to...

Mar 27

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Instagram post 2274178761317739301_1134410758 Anyone else sleeping in a bit without their morning commute? Well, Athena might be adjusting to a new little addition to the nest. TBD, but she does seem to be sitting higher and chicks are certainly more awkwardly-shaped (and fussier) nest-mates than eggs... Our gardeners are tending to their essential duties and keeping an eye out, so we will keep you updated. 📸: Bill J Boyd #thatsowlfornow #greathornedowls #bubo #morningsarehard

Some cheer for you from the Botanist Garden with sunny Texas yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) and wooly globemallow ...

Mar 26

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Instagram post 2273488897538711800_1134410758 Some cheer for you from the Botanist Garden with sunny Texas yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) and wooly globemallow (Sphaeralcea lindheimeri). Can you guess which prolific TX botanist they are named for?😀 #txwildflowers2020 #botanylovers #sunnygarden #flowersforyou #ourgardensyourhome

Watch a movie 🎥 🍄, support the Center 💚! "Fantastic Fungi," an immersive cinematic journey into the ...

Mar 25

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Instagram post 2272849785886352631_1134410758 Watch a movie 🎥 🍄, support the Center 💚! "Fantastic Fungi," an immersive cinematic journey into the magical earth beneath our feet, sold out when we showed it at the Center last fall. Now you can watch wherever you are beginning this Thurs., 3.26. When you purchase or rent using our special link (in 🍄highlighted story), the Wildflower Center receives 40% of sales revenue🌿🙌🏾! #fantasticfungi #stayhomestaysafe #rootandrise #moviesathome #streamingmovies #fungilove

They are getting a little freshening from the spring weather, but do you know this little patch of purple coneflower ...

Mar 23

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Instagram post 2271472657580326743_1134410758 They are getting a little freshening from the spring weather, but do you know this little patch of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in the Edible Garden has been hanging in there all through fall and winter? That’s perseverance, y’all. #youaredoinggreat #roottorise #strongashell #echinaceapurpurea #txwildflowers2020 (and also #txwildflowers2019 😄) #ourgardensyourhome

Monday brunch? Feast your eyes on one of the season’s less iconic wildflowers. Scrambled eggs (Corydalis curvisiliqua)...

Mar 23

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Instagram post 2271346077126236053_1134410758 Monday brunch? Feast your eyes on one of the season’s less iconic wildflowers. Scrambled eggs (Corydalis curvisiliqua) has 4 petals: 2 outer + 2 inner. One petal has a short, straight, saclike spur at the base, giving this fun flower its far-out appearance. Find them in a range of habitats from plains to woodlands. This one is blooming along our Savanna Meadow Trail where it doesn’t mind the dry conditions. (PS- looking for a more vegan-friendly common name? This species is also called curvepod or golden smoke — the latter a nod to its family, Fumariaceae.) 📸: T. Zastrow #natureisneat #txwildflowers2020 #plantidentification #coffeeandflowers

Here is your Wildflower Center bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) update! Beautiful blooms on our Texas Arboretum just ...

Mar 21

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 2269866211474356693_1134410758 Here is your Wildflower Center bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) update! Beautiful blooms on our Texas Arboretum just yesterday. Cheerful bonus: those rainbow colored tree cages our staff have lovingly installed, up-cycled from the very first #Fortlandia 🌈🌿 We’ll post more blues soon and more of this weeks blooms in stories. #txwildflowers2020 #bloomsnotgloom #bluebonnet #lupines #springintexas #ourgardensyourhome

Many of you have been asking about 💛 Athena. While our volunteers are on break staying well, you’ll have to settle ...

Mar 19

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Instagram post 2268512628908543053_1134410758 Many of you have been asking about 💛 Athena. While our volunteers are on break staying well, you’ll have to settle for this binocular-iPhone-view of our great horned goddess and some lovely crossvine. She seems healthy and vigilant as ever and our gardeners are looking in on her every day — not that she needs us! But we sure do love her. No little fuzzy heads yet. (We miss you Bill@Boyd, 🦉📸-er extraordinaire! #thatsowlfornow #greathornedowl #bubo 💕

✳️UPDATE: To further protect the wellness of our staff and guests and comply w/ City of Austin health regulations, ...

Mar 18

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Instagram post 2267867355614275327_1134410758 ✳️UPDATE: To further protect the wellness of our staff and guests and comply w/ City of Austin health regulations, we will be closed until May 1.  We will reopen at that time if the situation allows. • All of our previously scheduled classes, events and programs until May 1 are cancelled or postponed, including our Spring Native Plant Sale. See Stories for a link to our Plant Sale FAQ & Resources. • In the meantime, we are working hard to (safely) keep the Wildflower Center beautiful, blooming and ready for your next visit. 🎥: Karen Beaty

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