Alter Botanischer Garten
Spring
Allium paradoxum, also known as the "few-flowered garlic", is a bulbous plant that is currently flowering almost everywhere in the Old Botanical Garden. With its delicate white flowers and characteristic garlicky scent, it is closely related to wild garlic. Originally from the Caucasus, Allium paradoxum has spread to almost all parts of the garden due to its rapid, successful propagation.
Potted plants move back outdoors
With the arrival of spring, it's time for the first potted plants to return to the outdoors.
After spending the winter in the orangery, they can now enjoy the warm sunlight and fresh air outdoors. Bringing out the potted plants marks the start of a new growing season. The plants that can tolerate a light frost come out first, while the more sensitive plants have to wait until the Ice Saints before they are allowed outside.
Lily of the valley, autumn crocus and wild garlic
We would like to take this opportunity to point out that eating the green leaves of autumn crocus or lily of the valley can be fatal.
The smell test only works with the first wild garlic leaf, after that the smell sits in the nose and on the fingers and every leaf picked now smells like leek.
As all three species grow in the Old Botanical Garden, there is an increased risk of confusion.
There are also many other poisonous plants in our garden, so we ask you to take our ban on picking plant parts very seriously.
This is for your safety.
Your team from the Old Botanical Garden