Moir Gardens
The Moir Gardens (35 acres) are botanical gardens located within the Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation, 2253 Poipu Road, Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii.[1] Just to the east is Poipu Beach Park. They are open daily without charge.
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Type | botanical garden and cactus garden |
Location | Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii. |
Coordinates | 21°52′38″N 159°27′39″W |
Created | 1954 |
Open | Yes |
Website | www |
History
The gardens were created in the 1930s by Alexandra Moir while her husband was manager of Hawaii's first sugarcane plantation, Koloa Plantation, near the site.[2] By 1948 the private gardens were reportedly identified as "one of the ten best cactus and succulent gardens in the world." They opened to the public in 1954.
Collection
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Euphorbia neglecta at Moir Gardens
Today the garden contains rare cactus and succulents, bromeliads, orchids, mature trees, and water lily ponds.
See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
References
- "Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation". web site.
- "Moir Gardens at Kiahuna plantation". web site. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
External links
- "Aloha from Sunny Poipu Beach". web site. Poipu Beach Resort Association. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
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