Moir Gardens Explained

Moir Gardens
Type:	botanical garden and cactus garden
Location:	Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii.
Coords:	21.8772°N -159.4608°W
Open:	Yes

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.

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

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

External links

• Web site: Aloha from Sunny Poipu Beach . web site . Poipu Beach Resort Association . 2010-02-06 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation . web site .
2. Web site: Moir Gardens at Kiahuna plantation . web site . 2010-02-06 .