ACQUIRING AND DISPLAYING PLANTCOLLECTIONS

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. Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Julia Haseloff

TULIPS AND OTHER PLANTS

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

Collecting Plants

Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe, Schauhaus 2018 nach der Renovierung

PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION

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

Conservatory restoration