Botanischer Garten in Bad Langensalza
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The Botanischer Garten in Bad Langensalza is a botanical garden
located at Kurpromenade 5b, Bad Langensalza
, Thuringia
, Germany
. The garden opened in 2002, and now contains an alpine garden, wet meadow, medicinal and aromatic garden, and succulent collections (agave
s, cacti
, yucca
s), with notable specimens of Agave americana and Dioscorea elephantipes. It is open daily in the warmer months; admission is free.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located at Kurpromenade 5b, Bad Langensalza
Bad Langensalza
Bad Langensalza is a city in the County of Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia, Germany, with a population of c. 18,500 .-History:...
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The garden opened in 2002, and now contains an alpine garden, wet meadow, medicinal and aromatic garden, and succulent collections (agave
Agave
Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies ; they are commonly known as the century plant....
s, cacti
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
, yucca
Yucca
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North...
s), with notable specimens of Agave americana and Dioscorea elephantipes. It is open daily in the warmer months; admission is free.