Orto Botanico di Firenze
Florence’s Giardino dei Semplici was founded on 1 December 1545 by Cosimo I de Medici. The university garden maintains living plant collections for conservation, research and education. Its collections use several organising principles, including plant relationships, adaptation to environmental conditions, and uses such as food, medicine, textiles and dyes.
From the source
Florence’s Giardino dei Semplici was founded on 1 December 1545 by Cosimo I de Medici. The university garden maintains living plant collections for conservation, research and education. Its collections use several organising principles, including plant relationships, adaptation to environmental conditions, and uses such as food, medicine, textiles and dyes.
Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: the garden can be read through the different questions used to arrange its plants. Comparing related species, environmental adaptations and human uses offers distinct perspectives on the same living material.
Recommendation
Use the collection labels to compare how plants are grouped and check current university visitor information before travelling. Confirm access to specific glasshouses; the historical photograph does not establish present access or planting.
Sources
University of Florence — botanical garden collections · factory-dossier-b178be0a9d604afa3ec8505b
University of Florence — visitor information · factory-dossier-b178be0a9d604afa3ec8505b
Wikidata identity · factory-dossier-b178be0a9d604afa3ec8505b
Wikimedia Commons image and license · factory-dossier-b178be0a9d604afa3ec8505b
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