Botanical garden Brno, Botanical garden in Veveří district, Brno, Czech Republic.
Botanical Garden Brno sits in the Veveří district at the intersection of Kotlářská and Veveří streets, displaying plants organized by ecological and geographical systems. The roughly 1.5-hectare space combines outdoor areas with multiple greenhouses that recreate different climate zones.
Josef Podpěra founded this garden in 1922 on the grounds of a former almshouse. The first greenhouses were built in the mid-1920s and formed the foundation for the site's later development.
The garden displays rotating exhibitions of carnivorous plants, succulents, and tropical crops that visitors can explore throughout the year. These changing collections shape how the space looks and feels with each season.
Entry to the garden is free; the greenhouses charge admission. From April to September it is open 9:00–17:00, from October to March 9:00–15:00, closed on days listed on the garden's website. On weekdays use the gate from Kotlářská street through the faculty reception, at weekends the small gate by the tram stop on Veveří. No public parking, no bicycles or dogs, and smoking is banned throughout.
The garden's first Victoria amazonica, the world's largest water lily, flowered in 1926 in a temporary earth greenhouse; its relative Victoria cruziana still grows here. A 2014 documentary about this plant can be watched on the garden's website.
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