Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden

It belongs to Wroclaw University and has a lofty title of "oasis of beauty and peace in the heart of the city". It has been Wroclaw's people favourite relaxing place for years. It was started in 1811 and is Poland's second oldest botanical garden after Cracow's. It is in the register of Lower Silesian monuments and is located within the borders of historical Wroclaw. It is a real living museum, scientific and didactic centre at the same time. On the area of 7.4 ha there are over 11,500 kinds of various ground and greenhouse plant species. Thanks to the labels and information boards everyone can learn about the variety of flora. The garden's pride are the collections of heather plants, water and mud plants, and succulent plants (which adjusted to hot condition thanks to the ability of storing water) e.g. cacti. Another pride is National Collection of Hedera, including 150 species of ivy.