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🌿 Small flowers, big details.
Pelargoniums come in all shapes and sizes. Look closely and you’ll discover delicate, intricate blooms that are easy to overlook at first glance! Gently rub a leaf between your fingers, and you might be surprised by its scent: mint, lemon and even apple.🍏
Many wild pelargonium species originate from the Cape region of South Africa, where they grow in the unique fynbos vegetation. You can discover their remarkable variety up close in our Cape greenhouse. 🌸
Seen here: 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮
𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮

🥒💦This season`s final seed dispersal of the 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (𝘌𝘤𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮). We couldn`t leave without one final close-up... Always launching its seeds in style! 👀

Crisp air, golden light, and a garden slowly waking up. 🍂
There’s something special about the Hortus in the early morning. A little pocket of calm in the heart of Amsterdam.

Your ADE detox starts here: at our very own Amsterdam Dahlia Event. 😎🌸🌼🏵️
Going to parties this week? Don`t forget to take a breather every now and then at the Hortus! Our dahlias are still putting on a colourful show - but not for much longer, so enjoy them while you can in our calm, green oasis.🍃

Geen dubbele bloei zoals we hadden gehoopt, maar magisch was het zeker. 🌸✨
Afgelopen week openden we de Hortus ’s avonds, speciaal om de bloeiende Victoria-waterlelie te bewonderen. De oudere bloem was inmiddels roze verkleurd, maar de nieuwe bloemknop bleef helaas dicht. Geen dubbele bloei dus, maar de Victoria in de avond was alsnog een bijzonder gezicht.
(🦉En heb jij ook de bosuil gehoord?👀)
Bedankt aan iedereen die erbij was en dit bijzondere moment met ons heeft beleefd. 💚

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Not quite the double bloom we’d hoped for, but magical all the same. 🌸✨
Last week, we opened the Hortus after hours to see the Victoria water lily in bloom. The older flower had turned pink, while the newer bud unfortunately stayed closed. No double bloom this time, but seeing the Victoria in the evening was something special. (🦉Also: have you heard the tawny owl too?!)
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this little after-hours moment with one of our most extraordinary plants. 💚

💔This spectacular plant is extinct in the wild.
It`s the 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗮 (𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴): with its dangling clusters of golden-yellow and deep red flowers it almost looks too extravagant to be real.
Native to the cloud forests of Chiapas, Mexico, the plant was lost from its only known wild location after the forest was cleared for agriculture. Today, it survives in cultivation thanks to seeds collected before its habitat disappeared.

📍Now flowering abundantely in our Palm House.

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💔 Deze spectaculaire plant is in het wild uitgestorven.

Dit is de gouden fuchsia (Deppea splendens). Met z`n hangende trossen van goudgele en dieprode bloemen ziet hij er bijna te uitbundig uit om echt te zijn.
De plant komt van nature voor in de nevelwouden van Chiapas, Mexico. Nadat het bos op de enige bekende vindplaats was gekapt voor landbouw, verdween de plant uit het wild. Dankzij zaden die werden verzameld voordat haar leefgebied verloren ging, bestaat de soort vandaag de dag nog in cultivatie.

📍 Nu volop in bloei in onze Palmenkas

Loved by many visitors: our butterfly greenhouse! 🦋 In this warm, leafy corner of the Hortus, butterflies drift between the plants, appearing and disappearing among the leaves. A tiny world of its own - and with a little luck you might even spot caterpillars, too!🐛

Sunshine, autumn colours and nowhere else to be. ☀️🍂 A perfect autumn day in the Hortus. The weather is looking lovely for this week - so plan your visit now and see you soon in the garden!