Author:
Katrin Mäeots

Palm House

The current palm house, with a height of 22 metres and a floor area of 500 square metres, was rebuilt in 1984 around the former palm house. During the reconstruction of the greenhouse, the brick wall of the old building was preserved, on which we can see climbing a number of lianas from many genera such as Monstera, Passiflora, Aristolochia, Syngonium and others.

The most important group of plants in the greenhouse are the palms – over 60 species from different continents can be found here. Palm trees from America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe are on display and underneath you can see the typical flora of the region.

The palm house also has several food plants such as the banana, pineapple, sugar cane, annona, muntingia, etc. Visitors can also see fascinating insectivorous plants such as Nepenthes, Drosera, Heliamphora, Dionaea, Pinguicula and Sarracenia.

Children are delighted by the small pool intended for growing water plants, where turtles and fish also swim.

From which regions do palms grow in the Palm House?

The two palm species that grow naturally in Europe are found at the back of the Palm House – the European Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis) and the Cretan date palm (Phoenix theophrasti).

Of the palms of American origin, the Washingtonia robusta, the Gaussia attenuata and the Sabal are noteworthy.

The flora of the Australian region is found on and around the basin area. The palms represented here include the Ptychosperma elegans, the Howea forsteriana and the Livistona australis.

Among the Asian palms, the Phoenix loureiroi is noteworthy, as is the Caryota mitis, which has interesting leaves.

Of the African palms, the common date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and the date palm (Phoenix reclinata) are found here.

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