Greenhouses

Entering the last of the three large halls (Hall C), one is reminded at first sight of the plants in the entrance hall. As far as shape and habitat requirements are concerned, there are indeed similarities: stem and leaf succulents adapted to dry climates grow here as well, but they belong to completely different families […]

Stepping into the tree fern house (house 10) is like stepping into a magical forest. Originating from a distant past, tree ferns grow here on dark brown-red lava soil and mossy lava rock. Some of their trunks have wrapped themselves in a close-fitting dense green fur of tender-leaved moss plants. Other trunks clothe themselves in […]

Bromeliad and Araceae House (House 8): The northeasternmost of the six side houses leading away from the Palm House is devoted to bromeliads, almost all of which are native to the Americas, Araceae, which are common worldwide but mainly tropical, and other tropical herbs such as Marantaceae, which are striking for their leaf coloration. A […]

In House 9 of Cycads, you enter the part of the greenhouse complex that has been least altered in its construction since the showhouses were built. The sunken pathway, which passes through a grotto-like rock passage at its far end, is lined with mighty cycads, those primordial seed plants that seem primeval. The reproductive organs […]

The tour of the display houses begins in the Large Cactus House (Hall A). Gneiss and sand recreate a landscape typical of the deserts and semi-deserts of America. The impressive ball and columnar cacti and the mighty agaves are particularly impressive.The plants that thrive in low rainfall areas such as deserts, semi-deserts, dry rocky areas […]

In the last, north-facing side house (Kalthaus/Temperature house, house 11), you can enjoy flowering ornamental and wild plants all year round. In the summer months, the focus is on the genus Fuchsia, of which some very interesting wild species are shown, as well numerous hybrids and selections. In winter, numerous potted plants from milder climates […]

In the Orchid House (House 1), the first show house on the south side, is dedicated to the orchid family of plants. A variety of tropical plants are cultivated in it in a warm and humid atmosphere, each complemented by flowering specimens from the Botanical Garden’s rich orchid collection. In this house, the flowering orchids […]

Palm trees were considered the epitome of the tropics at the time of the garden’s founding in Europe. It was customary at the time for the tallest and largest glass house to be dedicated to palms along with other heat-loving exotics: The Palm House (Hall B) provides ample space for tall-growing tropical plants to flourish […]

In the Tropical House of Crops (House 2), visitors can see tropical useful and aromatic plants as well as plants that were and are used for medicinal and ritual purposes, as hunting poisons or for the extraction of industrial raw materials. Two large central beds house mainly tall, mostly arboreal useful plants cultivated in plantations, […]

The last side house, branching south from the Palm House, is the Tropical Swamp and Aquatic Plant Show House (House 4). The warm-temperature aquatic plant house is populated along the entire west side with aquariums alive with exotic fish and displaying a palette of unusual underwater plant species. On the south side of the aquatic […]

In the Victoria House (House 3), a wide variety of green climbing plants, pitcher plants and creepers flourish in the summer months, making the tropical illusion almost perfect. The enormous circular leaves of the two giant water lily species Victoria amazonica and V. cruziana float in the middle of the Victoria House and dominate the […]