The Whitmire Wildflower Garden

The Whitmire Wildflower Garden is a place for year-round walking and for appreciating and learning about nature and natural landscaping. 

Garden paths take you through five plant community areas (woodland, wetland, glade, savanna, and prairie) and a home gardening area which includes a native perennial garden, rock garden, prairie garden, water garden, woodland garden, and an Osage Indian garden.   Over 800 Missouri native plant species are on display.

The Whitmire Wildflower Garden is located next to the Bascom House.

 

Areas of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden

 

Picking or digging wildflowers is strictly prohibited.

Please, no smoking, picknicking, or pets.

Visitors, including photographers, must remain on paths.

 

Several informative posters are on display throughout the Whitmire Wildflower Garden.  These posters are for sale in the visitors center or can be downloaded as a PDF below.

A PDF of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden brochure is linked below:

       WWFG map     WWFG key

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download the brocure. 

Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and can be acquired by clicking on the icon to the left.

Wild Edible Plants of the Wildflower Garden

Are you interested in a Whitmire Wildflower Garden volunteer or internship position?  Contact Scott Woodbury of the horticulture department to find out how you can help us out.  Or check out our volunteer page.

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