Botanicactus
Botanicactus is a botanical garden in Mallorca . It is located in the south of the island near the town of Ses Salines . It comprises 50,000 square meters (m²) of tropical vegetation and has an artificial lake of 10,000 m².
There are over 400 species of plants and 10,000 cacti on 40,000 m². 25,000 m² are a collection of Mallorcan flora (olive, pomegranate, almond, pine, cypress, orange, carob and eucalyptus trees).
According to the operator (as of May 2006) , it is the largest botanical garden in Europe. It opened on May 20, 1989 and was the second in the Balearic Islands (the first botanical garden was the Botanical Garden of Sóller , which was established in 1985 but was not made public until 1992).
Botanicactus is private property and is not subsidized by any organization.
history
In 1987 the construction of Botanicactus began. A flat field of alfalfa was chosen as the building site. An artificial lake of 10,000 m² surface and 4 m depth with an island was created. This lake also serves as a reserve water basin. In order to protect the garden from drying out due to the north winds that prevail in this area of the island, the excavated earth was used to build up protective walls. After more than two years, Botanicactus opened on May 20, 1989.
On September 6, 1989, the area was flooded. A marking not far from the entrance area reminds of the event.
Web links
- German-language website of the Botanic Garden Botanicactus
- Original website of the Botanic Garden Botanicactus in Spanish, English and French
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′ 32.3 " N , 3 ° 3 ′ 52.8" E