The Giardino Botanico della Majella (3500 m²), also known as the Giardino Botanico Michele Tenore, is a botanical garden

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 in the Majella National Park

Majella National Park

The Majella National Park is a national park located in the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila, in the region Abruzzo, Italy....

 (Parco Nazionale della Majella) at Via Colle della Madonna I-66010, Lama dei Peligni

Lama dei Peligni

Lama dei Peligni is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy- Points of interest :* Giardino Botanico della Majella* Grotta del Cavallone...

, Province of Chieti

Province of Chieti

The Province of Chieti is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Chieti.It has an area of 2,588 km², and a total population of 381,993...

, Abruzzo

Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...

, Italy

Italy

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. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.

The garden was established in 1995, and named in honor of botanist Michele Tenore

Michele Tenore

Michele Tenore was an Italian botanist active in Naples, Italy.Tenore studied at the University of Naples, receiving his medical degree in 1800...

. It now contains about 500 varieties of plants, organized into four sections as follows:

• Flowers and vegetation of Majella
  Majella
  The Maiella is a massif in the Central Apennines, in Abruzzo, central Italy, at the boundary between the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila....
  
  
• Plants of economic importance
• Endangered plants of Abruzzo - including Adonis
  Adonis (plant)
  Adonis is a genus of about 20-30 species of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia.The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves...
  
   vernalis, Astragalus
  Astragalus
  Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
  
   aquilanus, Centaurea
  Centaurea
  Centaurea is a genus of between 350 and 600 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich...
  
   sphaerocephala, Crocus
  Crocus
  Crocus is a genus in the iris family comprising about 80 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring...
  
   reticulatus, Goniolimon italicum, Iris
  Iris (plant)
  Iris is a genus of 260-300species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species...
  
   marsica, Phlomis
  Phlomis
  Phlomis is a genus of about 100 species of herbaceous plants, subshrubs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region east across central Asia to China. Common names include Jerusalem Sage and Lampwick Plant....
  
   fruticosa, Pinus nigra var. di Fara San Martino, Salvia
  Salvia
  Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, with approximately 700-900 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. It is one of several genera commonly referred to as sage. When used without modifiers, sage generally refers to Salvia officinalis ; however, it is...
  
   officinalis var. angustifolia, Stachys
  Stachys
  Stachys is one of the largest genera in the flowering plant family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species in the genus vary from about 300, to about 450. The type species for the genus is Stachys sylvatica. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae...
  
   thirkey, Salix foetida, and Salix pentandra.
• Heritage agricultural plants