TROPICAL RAINFOREST UP CLOSE
In the Tropical House you can experience American, Asian and African rainforests up close.
Here there are 19 m to the ceiling and almost 20 m between the walls, so there is plenty of space for the large plants. You can see the forest from above in the observation tower or relax by the pond with a view of butterflies, giant water lilies and water hyacinths.
In Randers Regnskov, the manatees eat water hyacinths from the Greenhouses
The water hyacinth originates from the Amazon in South America. But today it is found almost all over the world because it spreads with ships and ocean currents. The species is also very invasive. In the Tropical House it spreads at such a high rate that we can fill several garbage bags with water hyacinths every week. They are sent to Randers Regnskov, who feed them to their manatees.
The place where lianas grow
The Tropical House is planted so that the many forms of life blend together in a dense and lush vegetation. Among the many cultivated plants you can see cocoa, vanilla and sugar cane. You can also see how rice is grown and how the fast-growing lianas and creepers wind around the observation tower.
Take a guided tour with the head of the Greenhouses and vice-dean at Aarhus University, Finn Borchsenius, and hear how the lianas grow in the Tropical House.
