Jardin des serres d'Auteuil, Botanical garden in 16th arrondissement, France.
Jardin des serres d'Auteuil is a garden with five large greenhouses in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, housing tropical plants, succulents, and rare botanical species from different regions of the world. The structures are connected, allowing visitors to walk through different climate zones, while outside they can explore open lawns with trees and flower beds.
The site was founded in 1761 under King Louis XV, but the greenhouses seen today date from the 1890s and were designed by architect Jean-Camille Formigé. These structures arose during a period when Paris sought to expand its botanical collections, and modern greenhouse technology played an important role in these efforts.
The name refers to the greenhouses (serres), not a nursery: the garden began in 1761 as Louis XV's botanical garden and became the city's municipal flower garden in 1898. Look for the fourteen galvanized-iron mascarons by Auguste Rodin on the terrace retaining wall, cast from models made in 1878 for the Trocadéro cascade fountain.
The garden is located near Porte d'Auteuil station and is easy to reach on foot if you come from the city center or use public transport. It's best visited on cloudy or cooler days, as the greenhouses become very warm in summer, and the outdoor areas offer more shade in the mornings.
The garden holds nearly 5,000 plant species, with collections counted by taxon: 580 begonias, 130 Caladium, 130 peperomias, 120 figs and 60 philodendrons. New Caledonian plants number 130 taxa, mostly Araucaria, and the Sahel collection 55. The greenhouses also supply about 100,000 plants a year for the interior decoration of municipal buildings.
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