On November 15th, the Botanical Garden of the University of Cagliari will reach the important milestone of 160 years of age, and to mark this important anniversary—Monday, November 16th at 10:30 a.m.—two new plant collections will be inaugurated: the aquatic iris collection and the bromeliad collection.
The first was planted in the Pampanini Fountain, significantly increasing the diversity of hydrophytes in the tanks. The second collection includes numerous Bromeliads, a group of plants native to much of the subtropical and tropical America. At the Cagliari Botanical Garden, many have adapted to the outdoors, an important aspect considering that many of these species do not tolerate the harsh winter temperatures.
As mentioned, the inauguration of the two collections, open to all citizens, will take place on Monday, November 16th, starting at 10:30 a.m. For the occasion, the Botanical Garden will be open until 12:30 p.m., waiving its usual weekly closing day.
The birthday celebrations of the University of Cagliari Botanical Garden will continue in December with several cultural events, including a panel dedicated to the documentary "Eva Mameli Calvino. The Lady of the Flowers," recently premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
Today, after many years, the Botanical Garden is a biodiversity laboratory serving research, education, and visitors who stroll along its paths to admire its beauty. The combination of plants and archaeological finds—numerous among the trees—make it one of the most visited cultural and scientific sites in Sardinia, attracting visitors from all over the world.
But a Botanical Garden is also a dynamic place where new collections are constantly being created, sometimes for scientific research, other times for the beauty they display during their growing cycle, like those that will be inaugurated on Monday, November 16th.
(Unioneonline)
