Haren, the Netherlands

Taken at Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, the Netherlands.

From www.hortusleiden.nl :

A green treasure hidden in the historical centre of Leiden. Founded in 1590, this is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands and one of the oldest in the world.

From www.hortusleiden.nl :

A green treasure hidden in the historical centre of Leiden. Founded in 1590, this is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands and one of the oldest in the world.

Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands / Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

4.23.2006

06.03

Hortus Botanicus @ Amsterdam Light Festival, Saturday January 4th 2014

From www.hortusleiden.nl :

A green treasure hidden in the historical centre of Leiden. Founded in 1590, this is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands and one of the oldest in the world.

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aristolochia grandiflora - detail

Er is in de hortus ook een kleine vlinderkas met exotische vlinders. Best lastig om te fotograferen omdat ze vaak met die mooie vleugels dicht zitten. Dit exemplaar leek het me wat makkelijker te maken door op m'n hand te gaan zitten. Jammer genoeg zat het koordje van m'n camera om die hand dus ik moest me in wat bochten wringen om deze foto te maken. Deze vlinder was echt apart vanwege de doorschijnende vleugels.

Tamron 70-300mm AF F/4-5.6 1:2 LD Di

Gasteria armstrongii - Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Music: Nine Inch Nails: 36 Ghosts IV (Creative Commons)

Japanese zelkova (elm family)

introduced by Siebold in 1830

4.23.2006

05.10

No leaves left at all on this tree. it looks as if caterpillars have had them all.

The oldest tree in the Hortus, planted in 1601 - Goudenregen, Laburnum

Hortus Botanicus Cran Canaria

March