A princely pleasure garden with a spectacular greenhouse
Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens

ACQUIRING AND DISPLAYING PLANT COLLECTIONS

The princes were passionate about collecting valuable plants. The collections served as representations and were displayed in elaborate conservatories.

Blooming orchids at the Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens.

Tulips and other plants

From baroque to 19th century: The margraves, and later the grand dukes, owned several thousand plant species.

Collecting Plants
Karlsruhe Botanical Gardens

Proceeding with caution

Work on the conservatories was completed in 2018 with an emphasis on historic preservation.

Conservatory restoration