A princely pleasure garden with a spectacular greenhouse
Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens
FLOWERS FROM THE RESIDENCEANECDOTES
Downright lush: A collection of thousands of tulips, an agave with more than 5,000 blossoms and a whole host of Tulpenmädchen (tulip girls) were said to exist at the margravial court in Baden. Stories of real flowers and floral descriptions.
Gossip at court
Two grand passions were attributed to Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach: tulips and women.