Last updated: 22 November 2022
| Address and contact details | |
| Undercliff Drive, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1UL | |
| Tel: 01983 855397 | |
| Email: chris.kidd@botanic.co.uk | |
| Web site: www.botanic.co.uk | |
| Latitude: 50° 35' 16" N | |
| Longitude: 01° 13' 53" W | |
| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1971 |
| Ownership: | Ventnor Botanic Garden CIC |
| Garden code: | VENTN |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel | |
| Director: | John T Curtis |
| Curator: | Chris Kidd |
| Garden Team Leader: | Jason Melia |
| Volunteer Coordinator: | Luke Gunner |
| Contact person: | Chris Kidd |
| Total Staff: | 20 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 10 |
| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 10 m |
| Soil type: | Alkaline |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 11 ha |
| Area heated: | 600 m² |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South and west |
| Strength: | Above average |
| Plant collection | |
| Accessions: | 7,000 |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Australia, Southwestern Europe, Southern Africa, New Zealand, North and Central Mexico, Southern South America | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Boraginaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Pittosporaceae, Agavaceae, Myrtaceae, Aloeaceae, Aizoaceae, Arecaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Puya, Kniphofia, Lampranthus, Delosperma, Opuntia, Eucalyptus, Correa, Echium, Prostanthera | |
| Special collections: | |
| PlantHeritage (NCCPG) National Collection of hardy and half hardy Puya Part of South Wight SSSI | |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1988 Computerised |
| Record System: | Bespoke database |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No, but reference library to be located in new visitor's centre |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden guide, Index seminum |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, potential for higher and taxonomic |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections | |
| Public access: | Paid entry |
| Visitors per year: | 7,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: All year except Christmas Day |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Sustainably grown representatives of floras from the Subtropical regions of the world. | |
| Location map | |
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