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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Gerdk on July 04, 2010, 11:24:27 PM

Title: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Gerdk on July 04, 2010, 11:24:27 PM

Here are some impressions of a recent visit at the Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University -

1. Acantholimon species in a large trough
2. + 3. Hunnemannia fumariifolia - tulip poppy
4. Uncarina species
5. Eschscholzia californica - colour variants
6. Dahlia species
7. Tree ferns - outside but sheltered between two glasshouses
8. Alstroemeria aurantiaca in the South America bed

Gerd

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Gerdk on July 04, 2010, 11:33:03 PM

and the rest

1. - 4. The Chinese Garden
5. Cornus kousa chinensis
6. + 7. Taxodium distichum swamp
8. Waiting for the photographer

Gerd

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Maggi Young on July 04, 2010, 11:33:52 PM

This is a nice visit, Gerd. Super large stone troughs and I am surprised to see a Dahlia  so early.

Perhaps the Uncarina is  Uncarina roeoesliana  ?

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Maggi Young on July 04, 2010, 11:35:14 PM

What a grand Chinese garden.... a pleasant place to wait!

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: cohan on July 05, 2010, 06:47:46 AM

a nice garden, and i like the stone troughs too!
the tree fern makes me think that my whole yard should be sheltered between -or within-glasshouses!

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Gerdk on July 05, 2010, 01:53:20 PM

Thank you Maggi + Cohan!

Maggi: Unfortunately I didn't note the species name of the Uncarina.

Gerd

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Armin on July 05, 2010, 02:08:02 PM

Gerd,
thanks for introducing another botanical treasure from the "Ruhrpott".
A pity I never visited...

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Onion on July 05, 2010, 04:41:41 PM

Quote from: Armin on July 05, 2010, 02:08:02 PM

Gerd,
thanks for introducing another botanical treasure from the "Ruhrpott".
A pity I never visited...

Armin,

than you must visit the Botanical Garden of Solingen  ;) and Gerds Botanical Garden

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: ruweiss on July 05, 2010, 10:10:27 PM

Gerd,
thank you for your impressive report. All the plants are so beautiful,but my personal
favourites are the tree ferns and the enormous Taxodium trees.

Title: Re: Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
Post by: Armin on July 06, 2010, 01:50:15 PM

Uli,
I have visited both  8) - very impressive ;D