Explore the diverse and beautiful plants of San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, from rare and endangered species to native and exotic habitats. Learn how the Zoo and Safari Park care for, feed, and protect plants, and how you can help with plant conservation efforts. Uncover the Enchanting World of Plants on Your Next Visit Whether you're soaring above the San Diego Zoo on Skyfari® or overlooking the San Diego Zoo Safari Park from Condor Trail, you're bound to notice a few things.
The California sunshine, majestic birds flying overhead, the smiling faces of your fellow visitors. The Safari Park's Nativescapes Garden is home to more than 1,500 individual plants representing 500 species, all of which historically call Southern California home. Agave Aloe Alula, Cabbage on a Stick American Pitcher Plant Australian Flame Tree Bamboo Banana.
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park features over 1.3 million plants across more than 3,700 species. It also serves as headquarters for the Center for Plant Conservation, a network of botanical organizations throughout the United States and Canada that are working together to save endangered plant species throughout their native ranges. The San Diego Zoo is an accredited botanical garden.
The zoo's mission to safeguard wildlife doesn't stop at animals but includes the plants that animals depend on. There are 700,000 plants at the zoo and forty horticulturalists that care for them (at both the zoo and the Safari Park, as well as off. Home Animals Amphibians Arthropods Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles Plants Habitats Regions Stories Live Cams Videos Search form.
With colorful flora and glossy green leaves alongside prickly desert cactuses and intriguing trees, the San Diego Zoo is in bloom this spring. As an accredited botanic garden, our lush 100 acres are home to plants from a variety of ecosystems, including many that are endangered. Join us at the Zoo to experience nature's vibrant displays, and discover how our work in San Diego is at the root.
Succulent. The word conjures up images of things delectable and desirable, and that's what you'll find in the oases of extraordinary plants at the Safari Park called the Old World Succulent Garden and the Baja Garden. Explore the diverse and beautiful plant collections at the San Diego Zoo with guided or self-guided tours.
Enjoy Orchid Odyssey, Carnivorous Plant Greenhouse, Plant Sale, and more on selected dates in 2024.