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We noticed you're a big fan of the beautiful snake's head (Dutch: wilde kievitsbloem) (𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘴), but do you also know its close relative?⁠
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👑This is 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴, or 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 (Dutch: keizerskroon). It's native to the Middle East and West Asia, and right now it's getting ready to bloom in the Hortus garden! Its flowers are not on show yet, but keep an eye on this page to catch a glimpse of its beautiful 'crown'. ⁠
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👀Have you seen this 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 species before?

😍Look at this showstopper: this is 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘮, now to be seen in our orchid display in our tropical greenhouse. This species is native to Sumatra. ⁠
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👠𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘮 is often called the the 'lady slipper orchid', because of the remarkable shoe-like labellum.

These lovely pink blossoms belong to 𝘗𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, or dwarf Russian almond. ⁠
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🌸It's a compact little shrub with rose-red blooms, now flowering in our Snippendaal garden. ⁠
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💗The Latin 'tenella' means 'tender' or 'delicate'.

This white jewel is 𝘠𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢, or Tibetan ypsilandra. It's native to Tibet and China and now flowering in our rock garden. ⁠
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🤍It produces very attractive scented white flowers in early spring. Next to the primroses, daffodils and hollowroot this ypsilandra makes for a nice surprise!

𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘢 or bush lily is a South-African species growing in woodland habitats. It is now showing its beautiful orange flowers in our subtropical greenhouse.🧡 ⁠
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🏵️It's sometimes called the perfect houseplant, because it requires very little attention. With medium light, occasional watering and a rinse of the leaves every now and then it's already happy!

We're experiencing a bit of a faltering spring here in The Netherlands... ⁠
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🌞But when the sun finally does come out the garden and greenhouses are bathing in beautiful light. Thanks so much for taking this photo in our Palmhouse, @kennedylugg!

Another close-up look at the snake's head (𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘴). (Dutch: wilde kievitsbloem), because we just can't get enough of it😍. ⁠
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Other names include ♟️chess flower, 🐸frog-cup and the less pleasant sounding 'leper lily', because the flower's shape resembles the bell that was once carried by lepers to warn others.

Tulip season is almost upon us! Here's a little sneak peek of the charming species awaiting us this season.🌷⁠
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👉🏼𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 to see them all!⁠
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1. 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴⁠
2. 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪 ⁠
3. 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢⁠
4. 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 ⁠

Marsh-marigold (𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴) is already flowering near our big pond.🌞 ⁠
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👑It belongs to the buttercup family and has a preference for wet feet! Kingcup - as it's also called - grows near marshes, fens and wet woodland. 👉🏾𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 to see it close-up and let the yellow brighten your day.💛

In Dutch we say 'klein maar fijn', meaning 'although it's small, it's still lovely'. Which is definitely the case with this Cape primrose! (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳. 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴)⁠
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🦓Look at its beautiful stripes! You can find it flowering in our subtropical greenhouse.

We already spotted the first flowerbuds of 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘴, or snake's head.🐍 (Dutch: wilde kievitsbloem). These flowers have an absolutely beautiful chequered pattern and are coloured purple or pure white. ⁠
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🫶🏽Although a popular garden plant, the snake's head is quite rare in the wild. Have you ever seen this fragile beauty?

Even in a rainy garden this 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 is looking bright like a star.🌟 ⁠
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🌠The star magnolia is now in full bloom in the Hortus garden! It's a slow-growing shrub or small tree, native to Japan. The white flowers are quite large and appear in early spring, before the leaves appear.

Happy Monday! This was taken by illustrator and Hortus visitor @wanqing.illustrator. Thank you for immortalizing our Palmhouse interior!💚⁠
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✍🏼🎨Many people come to the Hortus not only to walk around and enjoy our collection, but also to paint, draw, write or to just get inspired by all the different shades of green!⁠
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😍What's your favourite thing to do in the Hortus?

𝘈𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘢 or blue anemone is a cheery, daisy like species with bright purple-blue flowers. ⁠
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💙 They form a mat-like ground cover in our spring garden.⁠
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😍Look at this cheerful beauty!⁠
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🌻This is common cowslip (𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴), native throughout most of Europe and western Asia. ⁠
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🍷The plant and flowers are used in different cuisines. Uses in English cookery include using the flowers to flavor country wine. Botanical and ornithological illustrator and author 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁 wrote the following about the cowslip:⁠
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"𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑎 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑤𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒-𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠."

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