Mt Cuba Center
Morning sunrise illuminates the round garden at Mt. Cuba Center.
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Gardens and trails are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am-6 pm. Plan your visit today!

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Classes offered year-round. Learn to garden in harmony with nature, take an art or wellness class, and more!

Carex barrattii
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Trial Garden

Mt. Cuba Center evaluates native plants and related cultivars for horticultural and ecological value.

Mt. Cuba Center's natural lands pictured at sunset.
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Ecological Land Management

Mt. Cuba conserves and stewards more than 1,000 acres including meadows, forests, streams and riparian corridors.

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Mt Cuba Center

Our team includes expert researchers who seek to expand the knowledge and appreciation of native plants and promote conservation.

Featured Findings

From 2018 through 2022, Mt. Cuba's research team conducted a comprehensive trial of Carex to determine which are best suited for the mid-Atlantic region.

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Carex Trial
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Mt. Cuba Center

New cultivars

Learn about Mt. Cuba Center’s plant introduction program

Current Initiatives

Plant Introductions

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Saving Species from Extinction

Native Plant Conservation

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New Research

Do leaf-eating insects eat nativars?

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