Gruson Gewaechshaeuser

Name: Gruson Gewaechshaeuser
Address: Schoenebecker Str. 129b, -, Magdeburg, Magdeburg, DE
Telephone: +493914042910

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About

Gruson Gewaechshaeuser is a Magdeburg botanical garden beside Klosterbergegarten, with tropical and subtropical plants.

Hermann Gruson and head gardener Albert Mathsson assembled what was likely Europe's largest cactus and succulent collection.
400 cactus species grow in the cactus house.
Ferns more than 130 years old grow alongside cycads.
Outdoor alpine beds and a bog garden with carnivorous plants were planted in 2024.

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Tuesday10:00 – 18:00

Wednesday10:00 – 18:00

Thursday10:00 – 18:00

Friday10:00 – 18:00

Saturday10:00 – 18:00

Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Golden ball cactusAn approximately 150-year-old Echinocactus grusonii, named in Gruson’s honour, grows in the dry subtropics house.Dry subtropics house
Palm house canopy walkwayClimb to treetop level on the walkway in the 16-metre-high palm house, among about 50 palm species, tree strelitzias and giant bamboo.Palm house
Victoria amazonicaVictoria amazonica grows alongside lotus, mimosa, rice and sugarcane.Victoria house
Elbe river landscape aquariumThe largest aquarium depicts an Elbe river landscape with typical fish.Aquarium area
Carnivorous plantsCool, constantly humid highland rainforest plants include orchids and bromeliads; a dedicated display case features carnivorous plants.Mountain rainforest house

Industrialist and plant collector Hermann Gruson founded the collection. Mathsson travelled to Mexico on an expedition for Gruson in 1889.

1895Hermann Gruson’s family gave his plant collection to Magdeburg and donated 100,000 marks.
1896The public greenhouse complex opened beside Klosterbergegarten, designed by Heinrich Müller-Breslau.
September 1944An air raid shattered nearly all the glass and destroyed the palm house.
1945The cactus and succulent house and tropical house reopened by summer.
1986The rebuilt palm house reopened.

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2010A new version of the original formal entrance was built.
10 November 2021The display houses officially reopened after rebuilding and redesign work.
November 2023The mountain rainforest house reopened after renovation.

Where

Schoenebecker Str. 129b, -, Magdeburg

Can I explore an outdoor area at Gruson Gewaechshaeuser?

The courtyard contains exotic plants grown outdoors. It is accessible from the palm house or the dry tropics.

What does the aquarium area at Gruson Gewaechshaeuser contain?

Connected to the large tropical house, it contains seven freshwater tanks, one saltwater tank and five terrariums.

Where is Gruson Gewaechshaeuser in Magdeburg?

It is at Schönebecker Strasse 129 b, beside Klosterbergegarten.

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