📜 Průhonická botanická zahrada, also known as Botanická zahrada a genofondové sbírky Chotobuz, is a botanical garden specializing in cultural plants. It holds unique and comprehensive collections, focusing on the preservation of cultural and natural heritage and documenting the natural variability of old historical varieties.
☀️ Main attraction: Features the largest collection of cultivated iris and rose species and varieties in the Czech Republic.
🌸 Diverse Expositions: Explore extensive collections of flowering meadows, tree peonies, irises, daylilies, azaleas, and roses.
🌳 Specialized Areas: Discover various arboretums (Ericaceae, mother plants, pomological with pears and apples), a wild pear collection, and a birch grove.
💧 Water Features: Includes ponds and a rock garden.
🌿 Unique Collections: See forest plants like Epimedium and Hosta, as well as parasitic and semi-parasitic plants.
📜 Historical Significance: Plants in the Rosarium and Iridarium are chronologically arranged by their breeding period, starting with original botanical species.
🤝 National Network: The garden is part of the National Collections network of the Union of Botanical Gardens of the Czech Republic, including collections of irises, peonies, daylilies, snowdrops, and wild pear species.
⚠️ Limited Opening Season: The garden is primarily open to the public in May and June.
🚫 Closed on Mondays: Mondays are designated as a sanitary day, meaning the garden is closed.
🚗 Access: The garden is located on the western edge of Průhonice Park, with entry through the park.
📍 Address: Botanický ústav AV ČR, Lesní, 252 43 Průhonice, Czechia.
🤝 Operating Organization: Botanický ústav AV ČR (Botanical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences).