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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

Holland is known for its tulips. Tulips are grown

Holland is known for its tulips. Tulips are grown in large fields with beautiful colors.. ⁠⠀
But did you know that the tulip is not native to the Netherlands? Most tulips originate from the highlands of Central Asia. ⁠⠀
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Swipe right to see some of our tulip beauties! ⁠⠀
🌷 The Tulipa suaveolens grows in meadows and lawns of the Eurasian steppe; there it can flower thickly and as far as the eye can see, even sometimes in semi-deserts⁠⠀
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🌷 The Tulipa clusiana is named after botanist Carolus Clusius, who founded the botanical garden of Leiden in the 16th century. The tulip originates from the area between Iran and Pakistan, but is also found in the Mediterranean countries due to its ability to adapt to warm winters. ⁠⠀
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⁠🌷 The Tulipa tubergeniana with it's large and brightly colored flowers inhabits clayley slopes in Central Asia. ⁠⠀
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While we all #stayathome, our gardeners are still

While we all #stayathome, our gardeners are still working hard to take care of all the plants in the garden and greenhouses every day. Making sure our plants stay healthy and happy.⁠
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Without our visitors around work is a bit quiet for them, send our hard working garden team some love! 💚💚💚⁠
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Look at this pretty Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Ice Stick

Look at this pretty Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Ice Stick', one of the first tulips to flower this year. ⁠
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This species is named after K. Kaufmann, governor of Turkestan. The tulip flowers creamy white with a yellow base and the outside of the leaves is reddish. At the first rays of sunlight the flowers open up.. 🌷💕⁠
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Curious to learn more about the tulip collection of the Hortus? Listen to episode #2 of our podcast via 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼! ⁠

🌷April is tulip month in the Hortus.🌷 Every

🌷April is tulip month in the Hortus.🌷 Every year, we show a small tulip exhibition including 40 wild and cultivated tulip varieties.⁠
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In the past four centuries man has been able to create thousand beautiful tulip varieties. The typical Dutch Tulip shows little resemblance to her ancient forefathers from Kazachstan. In this small exhibition, though, you will find them side by side.⁠
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Because the Hortus is closed this April, we can't show the tulip exhibition in its usual location.⁠
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But we' re happy that we have thought of something! This year the tulips will be exhibited behind the gate of our main entrance and behind the fence of the Overtuin plant nursery. This way you can still admire the tulip collection during a walk through the Plantage neighbourhood. ⁠

A garden must combine the poetic and the mysteriou

A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. @aleksa.rdk #Sundayshare⁠
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We can't wait to share this special place with our visitors again. We hope to see all your happy faces around the garden soon! 💚💚💚⁠
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They are sooo pretty and their season is only sooo

They are sooo pretty and their season is only sooo short.. ⁠
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Spotted a Magnolia flowering in your neighbourhood? Inbox us a picture! Let's share the Magnolia love 💗⁠

No houseplant lovers or gardener wants to see inse

No houseplant lovers or gardener wants to see insects wreaking havoc on their beloved plants. Luckily, it's possible to keep unwelcome visitors away.⁠⠀
Plant doctor to the rescue! ⁠⠀
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Our gardener and plant doctor Peter is online this week to give you some tips & tricks on plant care. Pests on your plant, yellowing leaves or leaf drop? Peter knows best. ⁠⠀
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Send us a message with your question and a picture of the plant and we will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer. 💚🌿

It's Magnolia season! Maybe you're lucky to see on

It's Magnolia season! Maybe you're lucky to see one from your window, or take a good look around you during your afternoon stroll: Everywhere around you will see the magnificent Magnolia flowers appear. ⁠
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Did you know the Magnolias we see today are prehistoric plants? Fossils have revealed that Magnolia plants existed at least 95 million years ago. ⁠Appearing before the bees did, the flowers have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles.⁠
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Because we can't get enough of this plant, we will share a lot of Magnolia love with you this week! Stay tuned 💗

5/5 ⁠⠀ Around 1753, Carl Linneaus introduced t

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Around 1753, Carl Linneaus introduced the Binomial nomenclature or a two-term naming system for all life on earth. A name composed of two parts: a genus name and a species name. Making it easier to categorise living things and to share information about them. Like, we are part of the Homo genus and we're the sapiens species: Homo sapiens.⁠⠀
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In pre-Linnean times there was no uniform naming for animals and plants. They had a local name, which of course differed per country or even region. Scientists would often derive words from Latin and Greek, whereas locals would use dialect words. Names would often describe the plant, the colors of the flowers, the smell or even the way it was used as a medicine or food. ⁠⠀
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Like this little wallflower (now flowering in our medicinal garden). The sign shows the pre Linnean name (seen after the word Snippendaal), being long and using words like luteo (meaning yellow) or holosericeo (meaning 'completely silky haired'). Its Linnean name became Erysimum cheiri, given it a place in the system. #thuisinams

Another very quiet Sunday afternoon in the Hortus.

Another very quiet Sunday afternoon in the Hortus.. ⁠
Although this #emptyhortus is something we can hardly get used to, our Palm Greenhouse looks beautifully calm and peaceful on this image by @ninooou #sundayshare. ⁠
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Thanks for supporting us and we hope to see you again soon! 💚🌿

Hortus on your mind? 🌱🌱With one fifth of the

Hortus on your mind? 🌱🌱With one fifth of the world spending days at home, in weird circumstances, we find time to meet creativity. 🌱🌱 we’d love to see your #inspiredbyhortus creations. Like the embroidered beauties by @gisellequinto 💚💚

Our only frequent visitor who is still allowed to

Our only frequent visitor who is still allowed to visit the Hortus every day: Carrabas the neighborhood cat. On her daily route around the garden, she certainly wonders where all her friends have suddenly gone.. ⁠
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Have you ever spotted Carrabas in the garden or in the greenhouses during your visit? Let's hope to reunite soon! 😍📸 @ccaecilia

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⁠Euphorbia characias, or the Mediterranean spurge, is another one of our medicinal Snippendaal plants. Euphorbia very large and diverse genus of flowering plants of over 2300 species. Although sometimes different in looks, all genus members share the infamous feature of having a poisonous, milky, white, latex-like sap.⁠
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In earlier centuries, this Euphorbian milk juice was also used to cure tuberculosis patients. Not until long ago, dried milk juice was still used in pharmacies under the name eu-phorbium.⁠
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Other uses for this toxic milky sap have been to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts.⁠
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Spending time in nature is good for you, fresh air

Spending time in nature is good for you, fresh air is healthy, a walk during your lunch break makes you more creative.⁠
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🌿 Nature has beneficial effects on our body, our mind, our well-being. These effects are not only caused by the outdoor activity, but also by the way we process the information of the color green. ⁠
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Although we are more or less bound to our homes nowadays, we do not need large forests to get our botanical boosts. Experiments show, that even looking at a small patch of green between street tiles, or the tree through your window or even the green house mates in your room, can reduce your stress level. Please treat yourself to a regular 5 minutes of green. ⁠
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Scientific journalist Maartje Kouwen and author of the book 'Nature moments' Jocelyn de Kwant talk about this in episode #19 of our podcast. You can find the podcast (in Dutch) via link in bio. #podplanten⁠ #thuisinams⁠

4/5 When Johannes Snippendaal, in 1646, described

4/5 When Johannes Snippendaal, in 1646, described the entire plant collection, he wrote the first complete catalogue of the Hortus Medicus. ⁠⠀
Nowadays, there are only two original copies of the Snippendaal catalog. One is in the British Library in London. The other copy is in the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. The Snippendaal catalog was written in pre-Linnean times. which meant Snippendaal used the long, descriptive, pre-Linnean plant names. ⁠⠀
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In 2007, the Hortus started a unique project. It aimed to bring back the original medicinal collection in the garden. Scientists and board members voluntarily translated Snippendaal’s catalogue into Linnean names . A tough job, as it there was no translation guide. The Hortus designed a garden that reflected the 17th centurygarden style of long, straight beds. The plants in the Snippendaal Garden are the exact same species that were cultivated in the Hortus Medicus in 1646. 🌱

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