Sedgwick County Zoo seeking donations of tropical plants
The Sedgwick County Zoo is looking for donations of tropical plants and perennials.
The zoo will take plants from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the zoo administration parking lot. Perennials should be in containers of 12 inches or larger. The zoo does not need annuals and will take cacti and succulents on a case-by-case basis, a news release said.
If your plants are big and you need help getting them to the zoo, call Pete Logsdon, the zoo’s tropical horticulturist, at 316-266-8313 to schedule pickup.
The zoo will use donated plants in exhibits such as the jungle, the Downing Gorilla Forest and the Koch Orangutan and Chimpanzee Habitat. Ficus trees and hibiscus trees are used in the winter holding barn for perching birds.
Reach Deb Gruver at 316-268-6400 or dgruver@wichitaeagle.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SGCountyDeb.
This story was originally published October 14, 2014 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Sedgwick County Zoo seeking donations of tropical plants."