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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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Spotted this colourful and funky looking flower in our nursery today! 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢 has lovely fragrant flowers, with a distinctive curled shape, giving rise to the common names corkscrew vine or snail vine. ⁠⁠
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𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢 originates in tropical South America and Central America. The species is named 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢, a corruption of the Portuguese caracol, meaning snail.
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This weekend will be a perfect shopping weekend for all plant geeks and garden enthusiasts! The Hortus Store is going all out with an organic green market. Lots of green products from a carefully selected range of local businesses. 🎁💚🌱 ⁠
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For example, all kinds of special spring flowering bulbs from @huiberts_bio_bollen, handmade garden tools from @sneeboer, organic soil mixes from Bio Kultura @de_kweek and a lot of (house)plants. ⁠
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Hope to see you this weekend! 🥳 ⁠

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One of our favourite hide-outs in the garden is the little butterfly greenhouse. The sight of so many tropical butterflies frolicking around instantly puts a smile on your face! ⁠
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Here we see a 'postman butterfly' (𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦), a butterfly found throughout Central and South America, especially on the slopes of the Andes mountains. ⁠
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This brightly coloured butterfly is predominately black with either red or yellow stripes across the forewings. This colouration warns potential predators that the butterflies are distasteful and should be avoided.

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At the sight of this plant, you will probably instantly understand why it is commonly known as the 'doll's-eye plant'. 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘦𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘢 is native to eastern North America, in eastern Canada, and the Midwestern and Eastern United States.⁠
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In spring, this plant blooms with white flowers. But its most striking feature, these white berries, ripen over the summer. ⁠
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But be careful with these lovely looking berries! All parts of this plantt are considered poisonous to humans. The berries contain cardiogenic toxins which can have an immediate sedative effect on human cardiac muscle tissue, and are the most poisonous part of the plant. Ingestion of the berries can lead to cardiac arrest and death.

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Very happy to present to you: a showcase of some of the Netherlands' best garden, plant and landscape photography! 📸🌱💚⁠
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The @Roots_nl exhibition shows the winners and runners-up of this year's nature photography competition. If you are a photography lover, you do not want to miss this exhibition! ⁠
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You can find more information and tickets via link in our bio.

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If you feel like some uplifting greenhouse time today, we’re here for you! 💚💚 🌴⁠ Thank you @lilevna for sharing this lovely image #repost

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Flamingo flower, Brazilian plume flower, Jacobinia. This plant got lots of common names! When you visit our tropical greenhouse, it is hard to miss miss the large bright pink flowers of this 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢.⁠
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This plant originates from south-eastern Brazil. Purple bottomed leaves with deeply textured veins and dark purple stems. Each stem is topped with these intensely pink flowers. Besides the common variety with pink flowers, there are also plants with white, lilac or red flowers. ⁠
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Spotted this funny-looking creature in the tropical greenhouse! These are the fruits of the 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢, the plant is native to the Caribbean and American tropical habitats. It is naturalized to parts of Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.⁠
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Later in fall the plant will produce its small, black, hard seeds in these fruits. The seeds are hard enough to shoot through wood and still survive and later germinate.⁠
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The story goes that during the Indian revolt of the 19th century, soldiers used the seeds of a 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢 when they ran out of bullets. hence one of its common names ‘Indian shot’.

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The purple flowers of this South African plant can be seen in the gardens at the moment. 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢 is commonly known as known as wild garlic, society garlic or wilde knoffel in Afrikaans. ⁠
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𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢 is used locally as a herbal medicine to treat several ailments. Wild garlic may prove to have the same or similar antibacterial and antifungal activities as has been scientifically verified for real garlic. The leaves have also been used for oesophageal cancer and sinus headaches. When planted around the house, 𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢 keeps snakes, mosquitoes, ticks and fleas away.

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If you visit the South African plant displays in our garden, these pink-mauve, nodding flowers will certainly catch your attention.⁠
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𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰⁠ naturally occurs in wetlands or marshes and is distributed in the eastern, summer-rainfall part of South Africa.⁠
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The plant is also known by the name 'butterfly gladiolus'. The second part of the name 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰 is Latin for ‘butterfly-like’, referring to the markings on the lower tepals that resemble the wings of a butterfly. 🦋

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Have you spotted this beauty yet? This year we have not just one, but two 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 water lilies on show in the Hortus!⁠
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In our tropical greenhouse you can see the 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, which is a tropical species of flowering water plant. It blends in perfectly with the jungle background! 😍 The plant is known for its very large leaves, which can grow up to 2 meters wide with a thick rim up to 20 centimeters high.⁠

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It is a perfect day to wander around the botanical garden. Every door in the greenhouse takes you to a new adventure! ☀️💛⁠
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Thanks for visiting us and sharing this lovely image @danaemiamimoreau! #Sundayshare

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Every plant lover's house goal! This building, right next to the main entrance, was originally used as the residence for the director of the botanical garden. Today it houses the Hortus store. ⁠
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In summer, the facade is covered with the vine plant known as Boston ivy (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢). At the moment, the leaves are still green, but when the temperatures drop in autumn, they will change to a bright red colour. ⁠
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Thanks for sharing @lisashobbyfotografie. 💚

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The Belladonna-lily (𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢⁠) is a plant species that is native to the Cape Province in South Africa, but is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant due to its graceful flowers.⁠
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But don't let it's pretty appearance fool you! All parts of the 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 plant are toxic and contain several different alkaloids. ⁠
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This can cause vomiting and diarrhea in humans. In wildlife these toxins will affect grazing species, and will cause drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distress, lethargy, and heart or renal failure. Deer will avoid eating this plant, possibly due to an evolutionary relationship.

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