The Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" (1,357 m²) is a botanical garden located at the top of a long stairway from Scaletta di Colle Aperto, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It is open daily during the warmer months.
The garden was established in 1972, and named in honor of
physician and botanist Lorenzo Rota. It was at first predominantly
an alpine garden, but after 1989 began collaboration with the
Museum of Natural Sciences and broadened its collection. In
1993, the garden became an integral part of the museum.
Although smaller than a soccer field, the garden now contains
more than 900 species arranged into 23 collections, including:
- Alpine - Abies alba, Achnatherum calamagrostis,
Alnus viridis, Carlina acaulis, Corydalis
lutea, Dryas octopetala, Hieracium pilosella,
Horminum pyrenaicum, Larix decidua, Pinus
mugo, Rhamnus alpinus, Rhaponticum scariosum,
Rhododendron hirsutum, Rubus idaeus, Picea
abies, Potentilla grandiflora, Primula hirsuta,
Primula auricula, Ranunculus thora, Saxifraga
cotyledon, and Vaccinium myrtillus.
- Lombardy - more than half of the garden's species, including
Allium ursinum, Arum italicum, Aruncus
dioicus, Asarum europaeum, Betula pendula,
Campanula elatinoides, Campanula raineri, Carex
pendula, Carpinus betulus, Convallaria majalis,
Daphne mezereum, Doronicum pardalianches,
Erythronium dens-canis, Euphorbia amygdaloides,
Fagus sylvatica, Lathyrus vernus, Leucojum
vernum, Omphalodes verna, Osmunda regalis,
Pulmonaria officinalis, Ranunculus ficaria,
Quercus cerris, Sanguisorba dodecandra, Saxifraga
petraea, Saxifraga vandelli, Scilla bifolia,
Sorbus aucuparia, Taxus baccata, and Telekia
speciosissima.
- Exotic species - including Amsonia tabernaemontana,
Bletia hyacinthina, Brunnera macrophylla,
Colocasia antiquorum, Corylopsis spicata, Davidia
involucrata, Euonymus alatus, Grevillea
rosmarinifolia, Raphiolepis indica, Sarcococca
confusa, Staphylea colchica, and Telekia
speciosa.
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