Frankfurt's botanical garden

#palmengarten #frankfurt Just what makes this garden so special? First, there is a vast number of native plant species, which are displayed in biocenoses modeled after their natural habitats. We encounter the most common mixed-forest communities such as beech and oak-hornbeam forests, along with plant communities that are characteristic for extremely dry habitats. The Botanical Garden places special emphasis on the regional context; among others, the displays include plants from the Schwanheim Dune, the Berger Hang (Berger Slope) and the oligotrophic basalt grasslands of the Wetterau. An additional focus is on endangered plant species that are included in the “Red Lists.” More than 500 of these can be found in the Botanical Garden, easily recognized by the red information signs. For these endangered species, different preservation cultures are maintained that are descriptively presented and explained in specially designed beds. They not only include wild species but cultivated plants as well, as the latter are frequently represented in our gardens in many valuable horticultural varieties.