EXOTIC PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF AARHUS C
The Greenhouses contain almost 2,000 plant species from all over the world, planted in natural settings and arranged by geography.
- In the Greenhouses, we impart knowledge about plants, climate and the relationship between humans and nature.
- Travel around the world in the middle of Aarhus C - start in the Mediterranean climate with the fragrant herbs, move into the dry desert, then the humid mountain forests and end the journey in the tropical rainforest.
- Go exploring for plants and butterflies. Smell the scent of white lemon blossoms, or shudder at cactus spines and carnivorous plants.
- Download the free plant app Useeum and find stories about 150 plants in the Greenhouses. Watch, for example, films about the cork oak, which with its thick bark can withstand fire, or the eucalyptus tree, which can ignite like gasoline and cause violent forest fires in Australia.
Use your eyes and find traces of an elephant and mountain goat or use your sense of smell to find the herbs.
About the Greenhouses
The greenhouses in the Botanical Garden were built in the period 1968-71, and the original snail-shaped building in Victorian style was designed by architect C.F. Møllers Tegnestue, which is also behind the architecture at Aarhus University, to which the Greenhouses belong.
In 2014, the Greenhouses were expanded with the tropical house, and the other buildings were remodeled and renovated. The Greenhouses are supported by Aarhus University, Aarhus Municipality, Realdania and the Nordea Foundation.
