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The garden and cafe are open every day from 10:00 - 17:00 hrs.

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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

Great shots of the different stages of the Agapanthus or African lily (𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘹). ⁠⁠
Agapanthus is a popular garden plant around the world, especially in Mediterranean climates. It is native to the southern and eastern parts of South Africa, local names include bloulelie and ubani. 💙💜

Plant girl in her habitat! Spotting photogenic spots in the Hortus around every corner 😍💚📸

Thank you for visiting us and sharing this lovely image @livvinleaf #Sundayshare

It is so great to see that so many of our visitors find a lot of inspiration in the garden. Like this beautiful drawing of the traveller's tree (𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴)in the Palm greenhouse made by @sagtederbaer. 💚⁠
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We love to share your artworks, drawings and sketches, inspired by the garden, here on our page. Please keep tagging us! #inspiredbyhortus

Summer is the season of the blue flowers of the Common chicory (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘺𝘣𝘶𝘴). Originally, the plant comes from the Mediterranean region. However, the plant has been present in the Netherlands for many centuries and was probably introduced by the Romans. ⁠
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Chicory is a well-known edible plant: the flowers, leaves and root are edible. ⁠
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In the 19th century and during the Second World War, the chicory roots were used as a coffee substitute because their slightly bitter taste resembles that of coffee. When coffee became too scarce during the war, some people substituted coffee beans with ground chicory roots. This is why the chicory plant is sometimes called the poor man’s coffee (in Dutch: armelui-koffie).

The purple-flowered raspberry (𝘙𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴) is related to the raspberries and blackberries we know and eat and unlike most other related species this plant does not have thorns.⁠
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The plant has a long flowering period: it flowers in this beautiful magenta colour from early spring to early fall. The red edible fruit matures in late summer to early autumn, and resembles a large, flat raspberry with many drupelets, and is rather fuzzy to the touch and tongue. ⁠
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Isn't it a beautiful flower? 😍

Is your houseplant suffering from pests? Stop panicking! Even in our botanical garden, we regularly have to deal with pests. But how do you bring the plant back to its healthy self? Hortus gardener and plant doctor Peter shows you how to fight pests in a natural way. ⁠⁠
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In this video we look at houseplant pests, using examples from the Hortus. The most common problems are caused by aphids, thrips, scale insects and mealy bugs. ⁠⁠
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Full video up on our YouTube channel #linkinbio. ⁠⁠
Have fun watching!💚🌿⁠⁠
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#thuisplanten #houseplants #plantendokter

The Catalpa tree (𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴) is flowering! This impressive-looking tree species is native to the southeast of the United States. ⁠⁠
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The tree is commonly known as 'trumpet tree' referring to its trumpet-shaped flowers (➡️swipe to see). The trumpet tree was introduced to England in 1726. Since then, this tree has been planted in parks and gardens all over Europe. ⁠⁠
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The Catalpa tree in the Hortus was planted around 1860. The growing season and flowering period of this tree is rather short: the leaves do not develop until June, soon after the tree flowers. As early as September the leaves turn black and fall off.⁠

Beautiful mornings in the subtropical greenhouse.💛 It's a perfect day perfect for a visit to the Hortus to explore the garden and greenhouses. ⁠
See you later today!

Our 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 x “Longwood Hybrid” is looking amazing on this photo. The plant is known for its huge leaves that can grow up to three meters in size if they are given the space.⁠

* This photo was taken last week. At the moment the Victoria is blooming. If you are early you might catch a glimpse of the flower!
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Thank you for visiting us and sharing this lovely image @winnie_travels⁠ #Sundayshare 💚⁠

Huge plants, tiny people! ⁠
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Thanks for sharing this great shot of our Traveller's tree (𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) @genuine_cd_doll. 🌴💚⁠
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#Happysaturday⁠

So excited to see this beauty flower! The 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 x “Longwood Hybrid” is known for its huge leaves that can grow up to three meters in size. But also for it's fairytale-like flower. Each flower blooms only two nights; the first night coloured white and the second night pink. After the second night the flower closes and disappears again under water.⁠
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Today you can still see the pink flower. But luckily we can already see the next flowerbuds coming, so if you visit us this weekend, you can probably already admire the next flower! ⁠

This green and pink wall is definitely one of our favourite spots in the garden. We enjoy the succulent plants in all their beautiful shapes and colours here every day.⁠
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Succulents make very popular house plants because they require little maintenance. They can withstand drought and heat, which is why they can survive some time without water. You can easily leave them for some time when you go away on a summer holiday. In fact, if you water them too much, surplus water will remain in the rosettes and there is a high risk of rotting. ⁠💚💕🌵⁠
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#houseplantoftheweek⁠
#thuisplanten⁠
#houseplants

Everywhere you look in the Hortus, you see bright green trees and colourful flowers. As you can see, this Lady-bug is having a great time! ⁠
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And we are also happy to see this little visitor in the garden. The Lady-bug is in fact a great help to our gardening team. Their favourite food is aphids (in Dutch: Bladluizen), so they are very helpful in protecting our plants. They can eat up to thousands of aphids in its lifetime! ⁠
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Cornflower colour explosion! The beautiful blue cornflower (𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘤𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴) is in full bloom in our biodiversity garden. ⁠
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The Cornflower gets its name from its original habitat; it used to grow on fields between crops such as corn and grain. It is nowadays endangered in its original habitat by agricultural intensification and over-use of herbicides. ⁠
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Fortunately, nowadays we frequently see the blue flowers in roadsides or in specially sown wildflower fields. The species is even increasing, probably because many of these places are mowed less often than before. ⁠
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𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢, commonly known as the yellow pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to North-America.⁠⁠
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To be precise, the natural habitat of the yellow pitcherplant is the marshlands of the south-eastern United States. The nutrient-poor soil there is acidic and contains little nitrogen for the plant. In order to survive in this environment and obtain nitrogen, the plant has developed an ingenious insect trap in the form of a tall, upright, pitcher.
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In late spring, the plant produces large flowers (➡️ swipe to see). The large, yellow petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of the flower.⁠⁠

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