Botanical Gardens: Edison's botanical garden contains more than a thousand varieties of plants imported from all over the world, including African sausage trees and a Banyan tree, which was believed to be a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925.

Originally, this was an experimental garden. Edison was interested in the various products and byproducts of the plants, which he used in many of his scientific investigations. Later Mrs. Edison enhanced the garden with many beautiful plants, including roses, orchids and bromeliads.

Edison was interested in the various products and by-products of the plants, which he used in many of his scientific investigations.

Edison Ford Winter Estates
Botanical Tour

When: Thursdays and Saturdays, 9:00 AM

Cost: $24.00 – Adults; $10.00 – Children

Major features:
           Champion trees (5 champion, 1 co-champion, 2 emeritus, and 1 honorable mention )
            Orchids
            Wide variety of Palms
            Blooming plants and trees each month
            Mature exotic landscape

By the numbers…
            1417 Plants
            245    Orchids
            320    Varieties of Plants
                        48      Palms
                        121    Trees
                        48      Scrubs
                        53      Bedding plants
                        8       Bamboo
                        20      Cycads               
                        48      Scrubs
                        15      Vines

Features in the Edison Ford Winter Estates landscape
            Banyan Tree (plus 13 other varieties of Ficus plants)
            Orchids attached to Mangoes and other trees and scrubs
            Mangoes
            Palms from 6 continents
            Tropical and exotic fruits – Mangoes, Sapote, Banana, Akee, edible figs, Rose Apple, etc.
            Moonlight Garden (Created by Mina Edison)
            Bamboo (Important to Thomas Edison in development of the light bulb)
            Native Florida plants (by the swimming pool)
            Cycad collection – 20 varieties
            Rose Garden – mostly historical roses (32 plants)
            Citrus
            Crinums – American, Asian and South African
            Traveler tree
            African Sausage trees
            Buddha Coconut
            Washingtonia palm (Originally there were 3)
            Ylang Ylang tree (perfume)
Garden Shoppe – specializing in historical plants found on the grounds. Also Native plants and butterfly.

Note: Orchids and Bromeliads are in bloom in various locations throughout the Estates Gardens.
Citrus and other fruit trees are being restored to the Estates Gardens.
Flower lovers will notice many wild flowers in ground cover in all sizes and colors from yellow to white to red to blue.