Giardino Botanico Alpinia
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The Giardino Botanico Alpinia (4 hectares) is a botanical garden specializing in alpine plants, located at 800 m altitude above Stresa on Lake Maggiore, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy. It can be reached via the Lido di Carciano - Alpino - Mottarone cable car, and is open daily in the warmer months.
The garden was established in 1934 with the name Duxia. Today it contains about 1,000 species, focusing mainly on the Alps and foothills, with additional specimens from the Caucasus, China, and Japan. Its collections include:
- Artemisia (A. atrata, A. borealis, A. campestris, A. chamaemelifolia, A. genipi, A. Umbelliformis, A. vallesiaca)
- Campanula (C. bononiensis, C. excisa, C. glomerata, C. spicata, C. thyrsoides)
- Centaurea (C. bracteata, C. cyanus, C. Montana, C. phrygia, C. scabiosa, C. triumfetti),
- Dianthus (D. alpinus, D. carthusianorum, D. seguieri, D. sylvestris)
- Geranium (G. argenteum, G. macrorrhizum, G. phaeum, G. pratense, G. sanguineum, G. sylvaticum)
- Silene (S. alpestris, S. dioica, S. rupestris, S. saxifraga, S. vallesia).
Additional species are displayed on nearby walks. The garden's nature walk displays
- Acer pseudoplatanus
- Arundo donax
- Betula pubescens
- Cytisus scoparius
- Fagus sylvatica
- Frangula alnus
- Fraxinus excelsior
- Juniperus communis
- Laburnum anagyroides
- Lythrum salicaria
- Sorbus aria
- S. aucuparia
- Iris pseudacorus
- I. sibirica
- Myosotis scorpioides
- Salix sp.
- Scirpus sylvaticus
- Silphium perfoliatum
- Typha latifolia
The trail from Stresa to the Mottarone passes by:
- Campanula glomerata
- Gentiana asclepiadea
- G. kochiana
- G. purpurea
- Narcissus poeticus
- Rhododendron ferrugineum
- Trollius europaeus
- Veratrum album.
See also[]
References[]
- Giardino Botanico Alpinia
- Touring Club Italiano, L'Italia dei giardini, Touring Editore, 2005, pages 18–19. ISBN 88-365-3342-6.
Categories:
- Botanical gardens in Italy
- Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
- Gardens in Piedmont
- Tourist attractions in Piedmont
- Stresa
- Italy geography stubs
- Italian garden stubs