Nature & Outdoors

Mary Lents Native Plant Garden

Open Daily

6:00 am

11:00 pm

Texas native shrubs and flowers can be found in this garden, which is located between the Riley Family Fountain and the Grace Event Lawn. There are simply too many plants to list, but they include several varieties of Sage, Red Yucca, Guara, Viburnum, Salvia, Chile Pequin, Mexican Mint Marigold, Esperanza and Gulf Coast Penstemon.

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Mary Lents Native Plant Garden

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Mary Lents Native Plant Garden is part of The Wortham Foundation Gardens located in the heart of Discovery Green.

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