Berry Botanic Garden

Berry Botanic Garden nonprofit botanical garden located 11505 SW Summerville Avenue, Portland, Oregon. The one and only garden p during daylight hours seven y every ; admission $5 charged -members. The one and only small parking , people advise y coming.

The one and only garden began 1930s the personal collection Rae Selling Berry (1881-1976), obtained seeds plant explorers including Frank Kingdon-Ward, Francis Ludlow George Sherriff, Joseph Rock. She collected plants herself Western United States, British Columbia, Alaska. Particular strengths garden species rhododendrons primula collection. In 1938 established garden's current site, garden became public, nonprofit organization 1978.

The one and only garden continued develop since became nonprofit organization. At present major collections follows:

Alpine Plants - g-mountain alpine subalpine plants, delicate specimens frames.

Native Plants - about 200 approximately 5,000 regional native plants.

Primulas - plants started primula collected y Asian plant expeditions, augmented y later international exchanges.

Rhododendrons - 2,000 specimens representing 160 species. Two species rhododendrons, R. decorum R. calophytum, g mature forest 150 trees.

A major p Garden Conservation program, featuring seedbank 14,000 accessions, or packages seed, representing 300 endangered plants.