Jardin botanique d'Èze
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Èze
Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France, not far from the city of Nice.-History:The area surrounding Èze was first populated around 2000 BC as a commune situated near Mount Bastide. The earliest occurrence of the name "Èze" can be found in the maritime books of...
, Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The garden was created after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
on a chateau's ruins by town mayor André Gianton and Jean Gastaud of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco
Jardin Exotique de Monaco
The Jardin Exotique de Monaco is a botanical garden located on a cliffside in Monaco.-History and features:...
. It is sited on steep terrain falling over 400 meters to the sea with panoramic views of the coast, and known for its impressive collection of cactus
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...
and succulents from the Mediterranean region, Africa, and the Americas.
Today the garden's collections include Cephalocereus senilis, Echinocactus grusonii
Echinocactus grusonii
Echinocactus grusonii is a well known species of cactus native to central Mexico from San Luis Potosi to Hidalgo. Described by Heinrich Hildmann in 1891, it is popularly known as the Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden Ball or, amusingly, Mother-in-Law's Cushion...
, Ferocactus pilosus, Opuntia
Opuntia
Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus , is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200 species distributed throughout most of the Americas. Chollas are now separated into the genus Cylindropuntia, which some still consider...
spp., Neobuxbaumia polylopha
Neobuxbaumia polylopha
Neobuxbaumia polylopha is found only in Mexico and is confined to a small area in the state of Guanajuato. It grows only in canyons with limestone slopes, similar to the cacti Neobuxbaumia multiareolata, Neobuxbaumia sanchezmejunadae, and Neobuxbaumia squamulosa. Neobuxbaumia polylopha is not...
, and Trichocereus pasacana, as well as the succulents Aeonium arboreum
Aeonium arboreum
The Tree Aeonium is a succulent, subtropical plant of the genus Aeonium and family Crassulaceae....
, Aeonium canariense
Aeonium canariense
Aeonium canariense is a species of Aeonium, one of the few aeoniums with hairs all over the thick leaves. It tends to grow along the ground but the flowers stand up very tall....
, Agave americana picta, Agave americana marginata, Agave salmania, Agave victoriae-reginae, Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens, commonly known as the Krantz Aloe, belongs to the Aloe genus, which it shares with the well known and studied Aloe vera plant. This species is also relatively popular among gardeners and has recently been studied for possible medical uses...
, Aloe succotrina
Aloe succotrina
Aloe succotrina, the Fynbos aloe, is an endemic aloe of the Western Cape, in southwestern South Africa.-Distribution:Aloe succotrina is naturally found on the Cape Peninsula, and as far as Mossel Bay to the east...
, Aloe ciliaris
Aloe ciliaris
Aloe ciliaris is a thin, tough, rapidly-growing climbing Aloe from South Africa.-Appearance:They can be differentiated from other climbing aloes by the way that the soft, white, hair-like teeth that grow along the margins of the leaves, extend all the way around the stem, at the base of the...
, Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox, also known as Cape Aloe, Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe and Tap Aloe, is a species of aloe indigenous to South Africa's Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Lesotho....
, Carpobrotus edulis, Echeveria elegans
Echeveria elegans
Echeveria elegans is a species of plant in the Crassulaceae family. Its common name is "hen and chicks".-References:*Attila Kapitany, . Knowing Echeverias, Cactus and Succulent Journal, Volume 81 Issue 2....
, Euphorbia coerulescens, Pachyphytum oviferum, and Yucca elephantipes.