The conservatory was established in 1988 in honor of royal botanist Charles Plumier (1646–1704), who discovered begonias while on an American expedition, and Michel Bégon (1638-1710), expedition organizer and Rochefort intendant, for whom the flower was named in 1690. Thanks to their efforts, Rochefort was famed for its importation of exotic plants during the 17th-18th centuries, especially coffee. The conservatory's original 650 m2 floor space was extended in 1993 by a further 350 m2. Its collection has grown by trades, purchases, and expeditions to South America and Cameroon.
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Today the conservatory serves as the National Collection of the genusBegonia, and contains over 500 species and 1,000 hybrid varieties. It describes itself as the world's largest begonia collection.
conservatoire, bégonia, botanical, garden, specializing, begonias, located, charles, plumier, rochefort, charente, maritime, nouvelle, aquitaine, france, open, guided, tours, several, days, week, early, spring, late, fall, admission, charged, contents, history. The Conservatoire du Begonia 1 000 m2 is a botanical garden specializing in begonias It is located at 1 rue Charles Plumier Rochefort Charente Maritime Nouvelle Aquitaine France and open for guided tours several days per week in early spring and late fall an admission fee is charged Conservatoire du BegoniaContents 1 History 2 Today 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe conservatory was established in 1988 in honor of royal botanist Charles Plumier 1646 1704 who discovered begonias while on an American expedition and Michel Begon 1638 1710 expedition organizer and Rochefort intendant for whom the flower was named in 1690 Thanks to their efforts Rochefort was famed for its importation of exotic plants during the 17th 18th centuries especially coffee The conservatory s original 650 m2 floor space was extended in 1993 by a further 350 m2 Its collection has grown by trades purchases and expeditions to South America and Cameroon Today editToday the conservatory serves as the National Collection of the genus Begonia and contains over 500 species and 1 000 hybrid varieties It describes itself as the world s largest begonia collection See also editList of botanical gardens in FranceReferences editConservatoire du Begonia Gralon net description French Pays Rochefortais Tourisme description French Petit Fute description French 45 55 28 N 0 57 21 W 45 9245 N 0 9558 W 45 9245 0 9558 nbsp This Charente Maritime geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a garden in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conservatoire du Begonia amp oldid 1188654301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
