The Orto Botanico di Villa Beuca (34,000 m²) 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 on the grounds of the Villa Beuca beside the Regional Natural Park of Beigua, Villaggio Olandese, Cogoleto

Cogoleto

Cogoleto is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 km west of Genoa. Its territory extends from the sea to the Ligurian Apennines; it is part of the Natural Regional Park of Monte Beigua....

, Province of Genoa

Province of Genoa

The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...

, Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, Italy

Italy

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. The garden is open Wednesdays and Saturdays; an admission fee is charged.

The garden is divided into a teaching area (3500 m²), natural area (11,000 m²), and a set of Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

n environments (19,000 m²) including marine cliff and pools, Mediterranean scrub, heat-loving woodlands, middle woodlands, cultivated areas, field, wall, wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

, calcareous soil, siliceous soil, serpentine soil, lawn, and an alpine area.

It contains a variety of plants from Liguria and around the world, including Castanea sativa, Quercus ilex, Quercus pubescens, Ruscus aculeatus, Smilax aspera

Smilax aspera

Smilax aspera, common name Rough Bindweed or Sarsaparille, is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family, Smilacaceae.-Description:...

, Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Viburnum, belonging to the family Adoxaceae. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel; tinus means "tenth born".-Description: It is a shrub reaching up to 2-7 m tall, with a dense, rounded crown...

, as well as Calluna vulgaris, Convolvulus sabatius

Convolvulus sabatius

Convolvulus sabatius is a perennial plant species, native to Italy and North Africa, and often seen in cultivation. It is a woody-stemmed trailing plant, growing to 20 cm in height...

, Cytisus scoparius

Cytisus scoparius

Cytisus scoparius, the Common Broom and Scotch Broom, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius, is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe,....

, Euphorbia spinosa subsp. ligustica, Helichrysum italicum

Helichrysum italicum

Helichrysum italicum or Helichrysum angustifolium is a flowering plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong smell of its leaves. It grows on dry, rocky or sandy ground around the Mediterranean. The stems are woody at the base and can reach...

, Hypericum perforatum, Juniperus communis

Juniperus communis

Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper, is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It has the largest range of any woody plant, throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia.-...

, Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Narcissus pseudonarcissus is a perennial flowering plant which grows from a bulb. It has pale yellow flowers with a darker central trumpet...

, Saponaria ocymoides

Saponaria ocymoides

Saponaria ocymoides common names Rock Soapwort or Tumbling Ted, is a herbaceous semi-evergreen perennial plant of the genus Saponaria belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.-Description:...

, Satureja montana, Thymus pulegioides, Ziziphus jujuba, and Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium is a species of wormwood, native to temperate regions of Eurasia and northern Africa....

, Borago officinalis, Chelidonium majus, Foeniculum vulgare, Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia (also Lavandula spica or Lavandula vera; common lavender, true lavender, narrow-leaved lavender or English lavender (though not native to England); formerly L...

, Melissa officinalis, Origanum vulgare, and Rosmarinus officinalis.