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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

The Hortus is open every day. The botanical garden is an outdoor location, so there is plenty of space to enjoy your visit safely.

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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

In our Palm Greenhouse, you can take a close look at a number of ancient cycads. Some of them are -sadly enough - extinct in the wild and only exist in botanical gardens. ⁠
Take your time around them and enjoy their extraordinary presence. ⁠🌴💚💚
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Thank you for visiting us @eleftheriazagan, and for sharing this beautiful photo! #repost

Due to the new, stricter corona measures in the Netherlands, this week we unfortunately had to decide that it is not possible to organise our Hortus by Night evening festival this year.⁠
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But not to worry, we have a new plan! ✨⁠
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From Wednesday 22 December to Sunday 9 January, the '𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝘀' is open every day until 17:00 (with the exception of public holidays). Enjoy a cosy winter walk through the beautifully decorated garden and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate or glühwein at the campfire.⁠
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During the Winter Hortus, activities such as thrilling campfire stories, workshops and guided tours are organised at a safe, social distance. Fun for all ages, enjoying the outdoors!⁠
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Check out the entire programme on our website via link in bio. 🔗⁠
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When you walk into the subtropical greenhouse, this plant will immediately catch your eye. 𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘴 is native to the coast and mountains of South Africa. ⁠
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In Afrikaans, this plant is known by the name 'Poeierkwast', in English as 'Paint Brush'. The plant owes this common name to its white inflorescence, which strongly resembles the shape of a paintbrush. 🖌️😍

Spotted 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘪 flowering in our subtropical greenhouse today. This popular South African flower is also known by the name: Major's Garden Clivia. What is the story behind this name? ⁠
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𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 is named after the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Charlotte Clive, who first cultivated and flowered the type specimen in England. The specific name 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘪, is in reference to Major Robert Garden, who was stationed in KwaZulu Natal as a soldier between 1848 - 1853 and sent plants of this species to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

At the moment, you can spot these beautiful flowers in our tropical greenhouse. The 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢, commonly known as cup of gold vine or golden chalice vine, is a fast-growing vine that can reach up to 12 metres. ⁠⁠
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The plant is native to Mexico and Venezuela. It is often planted as an ornamental plant, valued for its ability to cover large areas and its large flowers. Their trumpet-shaped yellow flowers, grow up to 25 cm across with a purplish stripe down the centre of each petal.

Every Sunday we share a picture made by one of our visitors. This week we choose this stunning image of our Palm greenhouse by @sarihellara #Sundayshare 💚⁠
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As you can see, the greenhouse is now full of container plants. Most of our container plants are placed outside in the summer, but just before winter starts they are put back inside the greenhouse. Resulting in this beautiful green view!

In autumn, don’t forget to look up at the trees! 💛⁠
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Thank you for visiting us and sharing your view of the garden @my_legacy_ #repost

After a few cold days in Amsterdam, the ginkgo tree (𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢) has now dropped almost all its leaves. This results into a beautiful yellow carpet, which we love to play around with a bit! ⁠⁠
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The fan-shaped leaves of the ginkgo tree are unique among seed plants. Two parallel veins enter each blade from the point of attachment of the long leafstalk and fork repeatedly toward the leaf edges. Most leaves are divided into two lobes by a central notch. The leathery leaves grow to 8 cm long and are sometimes twice as wide. Green in summer, in autumn they stand out with their bright golden yellow colour.

Last chance to visit the @Roots_nl exhibition! We show 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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These are the last few days the photos are on display (until 28 November). You can find more information and tickets via link in our bio. 🔗⁠

A few cold days in Amsterdam are ahead of us. The perfect moment to discover our tropical greenhouse! ⁠
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The climate in our tropical greenhouse is warm and humid throughout the year, resulting in extremely luxuriant plant growth. Light is the limiting factor. In their search for light, plants grow quickly to the ceiling and form large leaves. The dense vegetation in the tropics and the narrow paths invite you on a greenhouse adventure..⁠

The beautiful autumn shape of the Common figwort (𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘢). This plant is native to an area stretching from Europe to Central Asia. It grows in moist and cultivated waste ground, such as forest banks and roadsides. ⁠
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The first flowers appear in early June, and figworts can be found blooming as late as September in well-shaded places. The flowers are globular, with five green sepals encircling green or purple petals, giving way to these egg-shaped seed capsules.⁠

⁠We just can't stop being amazed at the beautiful colours of the garden in autumn! Beautifully captured in this photo by lor_i_a, thank you so much for for sharing 🧡💛
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Plants are friends 💚💚⁠
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Loving this picture of @pilea_power posing with the giant 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, commonly known as Traveller's tree, in our Palmhouse! #repost⁠

Right next to the Palmhouse you can find 𝘛𝘢𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘮, or Baldcypress. 𝘛𝘢𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘮 is native to south eastern USA and eastern Mexico. It is also widely planted as an ornamental tree outside its natural range.⁠
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In this season, the tree is particularly beautiful to look at. In autumn the needles first turn yellow or orange and later dark red or brown.⁠
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Plants may not be able to move from place to place, but seeds can. Some seeds have developed a parachute and travel on the wind. Other sticky or prickly seeds are spread by sticking to animals or the clothes of hikers. And some seeds are given a helping hand by birds; they eat the seeds and later deposit them in a new place to grow.⁠
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In this season, we see seeds developing in all kinds of shapes and colours. Have a good look around you at these tiny details and take a moment to admire them!

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