Jardin botanique d'Èze

The Jardin botanique d'Èze, also called the Jardin exotique d'Èze or simply the Jardin d'Èze, is a botanical garden located on the Place du Général de Gaulle in Èze, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[1]

Jardin botanique d'Èze
Jardin botanique d'Èze
Typecactus garden
LocationÈze, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coordinates43°43′41″N 7°21′40″E
Createdafter World War II
FounderAndré Gianton and Jean Gastaud
OpenYes
Websitewww.jardinexotique-eze.fr/en/

The garden was created after World War II on a chateau's ruins by town mayor André Gianton and Jean Gastaud of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco. It is sited on steep terrain falling over 400 meters to the sea with panoramic views of the coast, and known for its impressive collection of cactus and succulents from the Mediterranean region, Africa, and the Americas.[2]

Collection
Garden specimens

Today the garden's collections include Cephalocereus senilis, Echinocactus grusonii, Ferocactus pilosus, Opuntia spp., Neobuxbaumia polylopha, and Trichocereus pasacana, as well as the succulents Aeonium arboreum, Aeonium canariense, Agave americana var. picta, Agave americana var. marginata, Agave salmiana, Agave victoriae-reginae, Aloe arborescens, Aloe succotrina, Aloe ferox, Aloiampelos ciliaris, Carpobrotus edulis, Echeveria elegans, Euphorbia coerulescens, Pachyphytum oviferum, and Yucca elephantipes.[3]

See also

References
  1. Jardin botanique d'Èze
  2. Gralon.net entry (French)
  3. Patrick Le Tiec, Le Jardin exotique d'Èze, Monaco : Graphic Service, 2000, 48 p.


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