Supervisor: Roger Rehmus

General data
Number of taxa: 1500
Area: 0.2 ha

In a greenhouse on an area of 2000 m2 About 1,500 taxa found in the warm climate zone have been collected. Among the most interesting groups is the largest collection of citrus plants in Poland, it counts 32 taxons of the genus Citrus: lemons, oranges, mandarins, pomelas, limes grapefruits, calamondins, citrons and murayas. Throughout the year, you can admire these unique plants, because they bloom and bear fruit at the same time. In addition to them, the collection is made up of other useful plants such as tea coffee, fig, olive, banana, pineapple, laurel, bamboo, cotton and rubberwood cassava. A great attraction for visitors, especially in autumn and winter, is the phenomenally blooming collection of more than a dozen varieties of Japanese camellias. Meanwhile, in summer interest is aroused by the bougainvillea's colorfully colored under-flowered leaves, which attract insects. Also worth recommending are beautifully blooming oleanders, hibiscus, brugmansia, brunfelsia, agapanthus and hydrangeas. The character of the tropics is added by the numerous representation of various epiphytes (orchids, bromeliads, ferns) and vines - especially from the genera Philodendron, Cissus, Thunbergia, Passiflora. Insectivorous pitcher plants attract insects to the "pitcher" developed at the end of the leaf. A numerous group of species is a collection of ferns, including particularly valuable and very original tree ferns. Also interesting is the collection of sagophytes: cycas, encephalartos and diones. A numerous collection in the greenhouse is formed by succulents and cacti. Among this group of plants, yuccas, agaves, wolfberries, thickets, nolinas, dracaenas and numerous aloes impress with their size. Cacti, and among them Chinocactus grusonii, species of the genus Echinopsis or prickly pear, are an incredible attraction, especially when in bloom. Also worthy of mention in the collection under discussion is Pereskia grandiflora. It belongs to the Cactaceae, but unlike other plants of this family it produces normal leaves. A valuable species in the collection is Wollemia nobilis, considered extinct until recently. This relict species rediscovered, in 1995 in Australia, has become a botanical sensation.