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USU Botanical Center

We are located in Kaysville Utah and are dedicated to recreation, education and innovation. Come visit! Grounds are open from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week.

The Utah State University Botanical Center brings together recreation, education and innovation to promote and demonstrate wise use of natural resources. Guests enjoy workshops and classes, visiting the gardens, fishing the ponds, and walking the trails. The Utah House is open for general visitation Monday through Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. Please call to schedule group tours. Facebook Comment Policy
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09/02/2026

Plant Quiz Time! 🌿

Can you identify this tree from its long, slender seed pods?

Hint: This fast-growing deciduous tree makes a dramatic statement with its large, heart-shaped leaves. It handles heat and a variety of soil types and conditions, making it a familiar sight in many landscapes across Utah.

In spring, clusters of large, showy, orchid-like flowers appear (swipe to the final image), followed by these unusual pods that hang on from late summer through autumn, eventually drying and turning brown.

08/31/2026

🍂 Last call, scarecrow builders! 🍂

Applications to build a scarecrow for this year's Scarecrow Walk close on Monday, September 7. If you've been meaning to sign up, today's the day!

Thousands of visitors walk the path each year — building a scarecrow is a fun, low-cost way to get your name or business in front of the community. Scarecrow Walk runs September 26 – October 4 at the USU Botanical Center.

👉 Apply now at https://scarecrowwalk.usu.edu/

08/28/2026

Plant Spotlight! ✨️
Sevon-son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides)

Most flowering trees put on their show in spring, but Seven-son Flower waits until late summer to bloom. It's fragrant, nectar-rich white flowers provide an important food source for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators when many other trees and plants have finished flowering for the season.

The show doesn't end there! 🎬 As the flowers fade, rosy-pink sepals extend the display into fall, while distinctive exfoliating bark adds year-round character. With multiple seasons of interest, Sevin-son Flower is a unique addition to the landscape.

Have you heard of Seven-son Flower before? Drop a 🌳 in the comments if you have!

08/26/2026

Utah's first fig night is here — tonight, August 26, 6:30 to dusk, in Kaysville!

This is a special edition of our FINAL Taste, Tour & Ta-Dah event, which will include tastings from backyard fig growers across Utah, thanks to the Utah Hardy Figs Community. Take a tour of our fig trees, join the fig Q&A to learn all about growing figs in Utah, then enter the giveaway for fig plants, cuttings, and gardening goodies!

We can't wait to celebrate harvest season in the gardens with you.

08/21/2026

Plant Quiz Time! ✨️

Brilliant orange-red, trumpet-shaped flowers bring a burst of color to the landscape just when many summer blooms are beginning to fade. The flowers are especially irresistible to hummingbirds, while the low arching form gives this plant, a relaxed, almost cascading groundcover appearance.

A Utah native built for sunny, dry conditions, this tough perennial thrives in well-drained soils and can keep blooming from summer well into fall. It may be small in stature, but its color and wildlife appeal make a big impression.

Its currently blooming out front of our education center, so keep an eye out on your next visit.

Can you name this late-season standout?

08/19/2026

Noticed our sprinklers running mid-morning and wondered if we'd missed the memo on watering in the heat of the day? We haven't. We've cut our water usage by over 50% in the last two years, and every drop matters to us as much as it does to you. Swipe to learn what's actually going on. 💧

08/17/2026

Plant Spotlight! ✨️ 'Millenium' Ornamental Onion (Allium hybrid)

Many alliums put on a show in spring, but 'Millenium' brings its long-lasting display to the garden in mid to late summer. Its rounded clusters of fragrant, rosy-purple flowers rise above tidy, grass-like foliage and provide valuable late-season color when many other flowers have already faded.

These features, along with its drought resilience, make 'Millenium' an excellent choice for adding summer blooms to Utah landscapes. Plus, pollinators love it!

Address

80 East 725 South
Kaysville, UT
84037

Telephone

+18014995370

Website

http://www.usubotanicalcenter.org/

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