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The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

The Hortus is open every day from 10 am till 5 pm.

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The Hortus is open every day from 10 am till 5 pm.

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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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The Proteaceae is one of the most prominent flowering plant families. There are about 1400 species, in more than 60 genera such as Protea, Leucadendron, and Serruria. They occur in southern hemisphere countries. Australia has the most with 45 genera, followed by Africa with 14 genera, of which more than 330 species are found in the southwestern Cape. The family is an ancient one and existed already in the time from the dinosaurs.

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Even rainy days are good for going outside. Our rock garden shows you plant species that grow on tougher grounds, poor soil and rocky bottoms, or high up on mountains. Thank you @md.b for this #sundayshare

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When the @thefanartist visits the Hortus, you get these nice creations. 💚💚Every Saturday, we look for you beautiful creations to share for our #inspiredbyhortus

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See the sunshine through the rain. This will get you through the day 💚 keep it up out there! 💦 Just remember, you can always warm up in our greenhouses or at our cafe with coffee and the best cakes in town 😉

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Spread the love. Like this Opuntia robusta, originally from Mexico, now loving our nursery.

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Ipomea purpurea, or the common morning-glory, is native to Mexico and Central America. But it is naturalised in most temperate and tropical areas.

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Autumn gives us lots of after bloom (personal favourite). Like this Dipsacus pilosus, or small teasel. Some late year sun beam (after many rains) and we have a colorful composition 🤗

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Let’s play the green game 🍃💚🍃💚 #loveplants Thank you @s_l_c_h for this nice #sundayshare

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Come inside and play! Our greenhouses will give you that outdoor adventure feeling, while you can take off that raincoat. 😉 Thank you @ashera_b for this nice #sundayshare

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If there is one example of an inspired by hortus artist, it must be @esther_hans_ 💚 Her studio is filled with beautiful imagery of the Hortus. 💚💚💚 Every Saturday we share art work that is #inspiredbyhortus

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Smally beauty, a large story. This tiny flower (yes, that is a finger tip on the left) is Protothulbagia siebertii. It is the only species jn its genus and described for the first time in 2007 (!!) when found in the Leolo Mountains in South Africa. It is very rare, with a limited range of less than 5 km2 and threatened by grazing, mining, and road construction. #savebiodiversity 💚💚💚

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Did you know that the vanilla plant actually has a real cool growing pattern? And did you know that vanilla is an orchid, and the sweet stuff we know is made from the seed pods that are formed after the flowers are pollinated? And- last but not least- did you know that Coca Cola is by far the largest buyer of natural vanilla world wide?

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..found flowering in our caterpillar nursery today...
#discoversomethingneweveryday

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The still short and small Euphorbia polygona. Euphorbias are easy to care for. They are pretty self-sufficient once ‘rooted’ in the ground. They just need a well-drained soil and loooots of sunlight (well, who doesn’t?).

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Sometimes we don’t even recognise our own garden. You all make it such a wonderful place. Thank you @cherrypie159 for this sunny #sundayshare

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