The Native Flora Garden was the first section of the garden to be established and opened in 1911.
It was the first of its kind in North America.
It was originally a wildflower planting but was redesigned in 1931 as a woodland habitat with plants native to the New York metropolitan area.
The Native Flora Garden was closed from 1963 to 1983 due to a lack of funding.

In 2013, the Native Flora Garden was expanded with a new landscape that was designed by Darrel Morrison.
The expansion provides new habitats for local plants that would be shaded out by the mature canopy in the original two-acre (0.81 ha) garden.
The expansion has a tallgrass prairie, dry meadow, pine barrens, kettle pond, and a wooden bridge.
The Native Flora Garden was the first section of the garden to be established and opened in 1911. It was the first of its kind in North America. It was originally a wildflower planting but was redesigned in 1931 as a woodland habitat with plants native to the New York metropolitan area. The Native Flora Garden was closed from 1963 to 1983 due to a lack of funding.
In 2013, the Native Flora Garden was expanded with a new landscape that was designed by Darrel Morrison. The expansion provides new habitats for local plants that would be shaded out by the mature canopy in the original two-acre (0.81 ha) garden. The expansion has a tallgrass prairie, dry meadow, pine barrens, kettle pond, and a wooden bridge.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden