Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Glasgow Botanic Gardens is the name of a botanical garden in Glasgow . The garden is located on the banks of the Kelvin .

The botanical garden is known for its greenhouses and its collections of plants from tropical and temperate regions . The best-known greenhouse is Kibble Palace, a wrought iron greenhouse those from the Victorian era dates. In this greenhouse be more Australian tree ferns , Callistemon , Musa , Camellia - cultivars and species Rhododendron sect. Vireya held.

Main Range or glass houses is a Victorian glasshouse complex with a wood frame. In this hothouse be more begonias , cactus, tropical orchids (includingDendrobium , Cattleya , Paphiopedilum , Cymbidium and Phragmipedium ) and other tropical plants (including Bromeliaceae , Gesneriaceae , Piperaceae andutility plants ) held.

In the open, inter alia, shrubs and trees held, including a 200 year old ash, a large specimen of Betula maximowiciana , several oak and copies of Fagus .Furthermore, a collection in the outside air roses held.

The botanical garden is a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a nonprofit organization that aims to bring botanical gardens together in a global collaborative network to achieve the conservation of biodiversity of plants.