Mission
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDENS PROMOTES BOTANY, CONSERVATION, AND HORTICULTURE TO INSPIRE, INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE FLORA. THE GARDEN IS DEVOTED TO THE COLLECTION, CULTIVATION, STUDY, AND DISPLAY OF NATIVE CALIFORNIA PLANTS AND TO GRADUATE TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION. THROUGH ALL ITS PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN MAKES SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND THOUGHTFUL UTILIZATION OF OUR NATURAL HERITAGE.