Erich Wocke

Erich Wocke in the Alpinum of the Berlin Botanical Garden , ca.1893

Erich Wocke (* 1863 in Breslau ; † 1941 in Oliva near Danzig ) was a Silesian , German gardener and specialist in alpine plants . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Wocke ".

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Wocke played a significant role in the spread of rock gardens in Germany. From 1886 to 1893 he worked under Adolf Engler in Berlin, where he laid out the Alpinum of the new Berlin Botanical Garden , which opened in 1903 . From 1894 to 1898 he was director of the Alpine Experimental Garden in Zurich ; From 1899 to 1929 he was at the castle park in Oliva , where he laid out a state alpine plant garden and most recently held the title of gardening director.

Works

• The alpine plants in the culture of the lowlands . 1898.
• The cultural practice of alpine plants . 2nd Edition. 1928.

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• Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
• Garden art 54 (1941), issue 11, supplement pp. 3-4

Web links

• Author entry and list of the described plant names for Erich Wocke at the IPNI
• The path of the Alps into the gardens and landscapes of Europe ( Memento from October 31, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), including brief biographical information about Erich Wocke on p. 39