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De Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

De Hortus is iedere dag geopend van 10 tot 17 uur.
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The Hortus in Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in Europe. A green oasis in the middle of the city. #hortusamsterdam

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Keep sharing your beautiful encounters in our garden. 💚Thank you @billiehhhhh for this pretty #sundayshare

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Heliconius hecale, the tiger longwing, is one of the many species from the Heliconius genus. They live in the subtropical en tropical regions of North, Central and South America.

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Did you know that the botanic garden of Amsterdam is one of the oldest in the world. And that it is the only place in Amsterdam where you can have close encounters with plants from all over the world; icons like the Victoria waterlily?

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Ricinus communis or castor oil plant is - of course- famous for its castor oil, used in several medicinal applications. It is also an effective motor lubricant and has been used in internal combustion engines.

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When giants surround you. Thank you @kreizi_mama_ for this sweet #sundayshare

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Let the plant vibes take you over! @plantmom.amsterdam visited us a while ago and we loved her enthousiasm and beautiful photos. Thank you for this #sundayshare

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Simplicity. The afterbloom of Scutellaria columnae, a Meditteranean plant that can also be found in the Dutch dunes. You might recognise it better if we’d show you the pirple flowering, but we like the afterbloom version better.

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Did you know that there are trees that grow butterflies? No? There’re not. 🍃 It’s closing time at our garden, and as the days get shorter, these Dryas iulia species start their bedtimes earlier every day. ✨Good night butterflies, see you tomorrow.

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Mimetes cucullatus is the most wide-spread and most common pagoda species. It is part of the Fynbos flora. It is the only Mimetes to resprout after fire, due to the large underground rootstock it develops as it matures.

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Encephalartos lehmannii is commonly known as Karoo cycad. It is one of the hardiest and strongest species to survive the droughts in South Africa.

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Make everyday an adventure to meet something new. Thank you @florinelelay for this #sundayshare

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Today’s front page feature of Amsterdam’s newspaper @pshetparool : our Victoria waterlily. Yes, she still has some beautiful flowers to show. Stay tuned for -maybe- some special opening hours!

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The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word meaning "star", referring to the shape of the flower head. The Hungarian revolution of 31 October 1918, became known as the "Aster Revolution" due to protesters in Budapest wearing this flower.

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Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, is often seen in the streets of Amsterdam. Growing as a common weed. It is however also part of our medicinal herb garden, as it was used for several medicinal treatments by the 17th century apothecaries.

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Now let us tell you a feel good story of a lost little plant. This heather is called Erica verticillata. It’s habitat was restricted to the City of Cape Town but due agricultural and urban development the species got extinct in the wild by 1950. Lost forever. However, it wasn’t until the 90s that first 2 pink-flowerings specimens were discovered in a Kirstenbosch garden, and even more perfectly maintained species appeared in the collection of Austria’s Belvedere Palace Garden. These last species were probably collected in the 18th century at the Cape. It is incredible to realise that these few species have been nurtured for over 200 years, creating the opportunity in botanic gardens to help threatened species to crawl back from extinction.

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