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St. George Village Botanical Garden and its collection
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The St. George Village Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum that spans 16 acres. It is situated at 127 Estate St. George, Frederiksted, Saint Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The garden is open to the public every day, except on Christmas Day. Please note that there is an admission fee for entry.
Garden Features and Plant Species
The St. George Village Botanical Garden is uniquely set within and around the restored buildings and ruins of a 19th-century Danish sugarcane plantation. The garden is home to over 1500 native and exotic species and varieties. These include bromeliads, cacti and succulents, a conservation garden, a dry palmetum, heritage gardens, orchids, ornamental ferns, a native arboretum with about 50 species, a naturalized forest, an irrigated rainforest, and a sansevieria collection.
Conservation and Ethno-botanical History
The mission of the St. George Village Botanical Garden is to conserve the native plant species of St. Croix, as well as threatened species from other Caribbean islands that can adapt to local environmental conditions. Additionally, the garden preserves the ethno-botanical history of St. Croix through living exhibits, graphics, and structural displays.
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