Jardin botanique de Bordeaux, Municipal botanical garden in Bordeaux, France
The Botanical Garden of Bordeaux is a research garden in Bordeaux, France, located partly within the Jardin Public and housing around 3,000 plant species. The collection features plants from the Aquitaine region as well as from North America, China, and Japan, carefully maintained and documented for study.
The project started in 1629 when Bordeaux established its first medicinal plant garden to grow healing plants for medical purposes. It evolved into a scientific research institution, reaching its current form in 1858.
The garden serves as a place where researchers work to understand and document plant life from different parts of the world. Visitors can observe how plants are organized by origin and see the practical side of botanical science in action.
The garden has two locations: one at La Bastide and another at the Jardin Public, with different sections accessible throughout the year. Warmer months offer longer daylight hours, making them ideal for a thorough visit.
The garden houses the first plantation of Chinese windmill palms in France, introduced by botanist Michel Durieu de Maisonneuve. This achievement marks it as a site where exotic plants were first brought to European study.
Location: Bordeaux
Website: https://jardin-botanique-bordeaux.fr
GPS coordinates: 44.84648,-0.56340
Latest update: December 6, 2025 17:42
France has several dozen botanical gardens combining scientific research and plant conservation. The greenhouses of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris host over 4,500 species in climate-controlled zones, while the Lyon Botanical Garden cultivates around 15,000 plants divided between historic greenhouses and thematic sections. Universities such as Strasbourg maintain scientific collections over 2.5 hectares with greenhouses dating from 1881, and the Nantes Botanic Garden conserves 11,000 species, including 50 protected French varieties. These facilities document four centuries of botanical study and serve both education and research. Coastal gardens utilize temperate maritime conditions to display unusual plants. The Roscoff Exotic Garden gathers 3,500 species from the Southern Hemisphere on a rocky promontory, cultivating Australian and New Zealand plants adapted to Brittany’s climate. On the French Riviera, the Èze Garden showcases Mediterranean and succulent collections at 1,407 feet above sea level, while the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Coastal Botanical Garden focuses on Atlantic coastal species. The Grandes Bruyères Arboretum near Orléans encompasses 15,000 trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia, and North America across 34 acres, organizing plantings according to their geographic origins.
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