Arboretum & Lemon Grove

Ironside is filled with gardens that showcase a self sustaining natural habitat for bees and butterflies. Sit and relax on one of the benches as you enjoy lunch and a forest bathe in our miniature gardens, or as you take a midday stroll through the gateway entry to the piazza and lemon grove, immersed in nature.

The Ironside Arboretum hosts the largest private collection of Rainbow Eucalyptus trees in the region and the entire campus is lined with Poincianas, Live Oaks, Coconut Palms and more.  Perimeter landscaping includes Climbing Jasmine, Creeping Fig and multi-colored Bougainvilla at every turn.

You will find congregations of Monarchs, Atala, Zebra Longwing, Gulf Frittillary and Giant Swallowtail butterflies flittering about. Ironside is a certified wildlife habitat as it contains the necessary plants for these pollinators to grow and survive.

Specialty plantings include Milkweed varieties (Monarch host plant), Corky stem (Zebra Host plant, native), Wild coffee (Native), Scorpion tail (Native), Gaillardia (Native), Sea ox-eye daisy (Native), Beauty berry (Native), Wild sage (Native), Coontie (Native), Pineland Croton (Native), Tickseed (Native), Pineapple thistle (Native), Tropical sage (Native), Beach Verbena (Native), Blue love grass (Native), Bush Aster (Native).

Other plants include the Sweet Almond Bush, Aloe, Giant Passonfruit, Edible Passionfruit, Citronella, Rosemary, Basil, Lemongrass and Cranberry Hibiscus.