Plant home
Thanks to its recent renovation, the Greenhouse is once again doing what it was designed to do back in 1888: house and preserve a wide array of plants of great botanical value and share knowledge about plants, biodiversity and gardening among citizens.
Its restoration has conserved most of the historical parterres and tree pits that used to be there, so visitors can see specimens in all three areas of the building.
The plants that have survived all these years were incorporated in the new planting campaign, which includes more than 100 species. The majority of them are in the Magnolia Area, which houses the largest collection, although the Central Area and the Picasso Area are also the home to many varieties.
When choosing the plant species displayed there, different criteria were borne in mine: the plants had to be available in the supply nurseries; they had to be able to live in a cold greenhouse with no shade; and they especially had to be traditional indoor plants for greenhouses of botanical or agricultural interest.
The collection includes some plants that were common in display greenhouses in the nineteenth century, especially in botanical gardens or the greenhouses of large private gardens in Europe (in countries like the United Kingdom, France and Germany). These species live alongside other types of specimens.
During the renovation process, a motorised system for the windows and skylights was installed that enables the temperature inside the building to be controlled using programmed sensors.
