Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, Botanical garden in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Botanica is a large garden in Wichita featuring separate sections of trees, flowers, and plants arranged in distinct themed areas. Water features flow through the grounds, and pathways wind through for visitors to walk and explore.

Botanica opened in 1987 as a collaboration between the Wichita Area Garden Council and the City of Wichita, starting with four gardens. It is city-owned within the Wichita Park System and run by the non-profit Botanica, Inc. The Downing Children's Garden followed in July 2011, an events center in 2014, and in May 2014 the 1949 Allan Herschell carousel from the former Joyland Amusement Park was donated for the children's garden.

Botanica hosts more than 200 weddings a year, which bring in about 27 percent of its revenue, though the garden was not built with rentals in mind. Its Shakespearean garden is laid out as an old English garden, and the bronze statue of a young woman greets visitors at the entrance.

Botanica sits at 701 North Amidon in Wichita, Kansas. Flowering peaks for a visit fall from late May to early June and again from early to mid-September. The grounds cover 17.6 acres, so plan time to cross between the themed gardens.

The 1949 Allan Herschell carousel from the former Joyland Amusement Park was donated to Botanica in May 2014 and placed in the Downing Children's Garden, where visitors can still ride it.