Description of the attraction
The Linz Botanical Garden is considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. More than 10 thousand different types of plants grow on an area of 43 thousand square meters. The Botanical Garden is famous for its wonderful collection of cacti and orchids. The natural setting allows plants to be grouped into magnificent natural landscapes so that visitors can imagine themselves in their natural habitat.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Botanical Garden was established by the Natural Science Society as a public institution. However, almost all plants died during the Second World War. After the end of the war, the Upper Austrian Education Council in 1946 applied for the construction of a new botanical garden. The garden was opened in 1950 on an area of 1.8 hectares. In 1961, the area of the garden was expanded by purchasing neighboring land. In subsequent years, numerous transformations were carried out in the botanical garden, the construction of greenhouses, greenhouses and administrative buildings. In 2000, an open-air theater with 100 seats, a conference hall and a cafe were opened in the garden, and the possibility of holding cultural events appeared.
The open area of the botanical garden is divided into 31 thematic sectors. There are seasonal flower beds, shrubs, beech and mixed forests, and endangered plant species. There is a department of medicinal plants and spices, as well as rare vegetable crops. This section hosts special exhibitions from time to time. In the rose garden, you can get acquainted with very rare varieties. The flora of Africa, Asia, the Caucasus, Japan is widely represented.
The closed part of the botanical garden is located in five greenhouses. Here you can see a large collection of orchids, tropical water lilies, including a giant water lily with huge leaves (up to 1.8 meters).
The botanical garden also has an arboretum with about 700 different species and varieties of trees and shrubs.
