Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia

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Latvia - Riga

Institution Code: RIGG

BGCI Member: No

About the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia

The Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia dates back to 1922 and is the oldest botanic garden in Latvia. The greenhouse and outdoor collections host more than 5 500 species, cultivars and hybrids.

Main Address:
Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia
2 Kandavas Street
Riga
LV-1083 Latvia

Telephone: +371 67450852
Fax:
URL: www.botanika.lu.lv
Primary Email: info.darzs@lu.lv

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Uldis Kondratvičs
    Curator's Name: Signe Tomsone
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Lauma Ķeire
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 8
    Educational Staff Number: 1
    Research Staff Number: 7
    Administration Staff Number: 3

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
  • Date founded: 1922
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: No
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 15 Hectares
  • Total Area: 15 Hectares
    Latitude: 56.9533
    Longitude: 24.0387
    Altitude: 8.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 1025 Metres
    Total area of shadehouses: 45 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Experimental Rhododendron Breeding Nursery "Babīte" of the University of Latvia
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Latvijas Universitātes Botāniskais dārzs
  • Local Address: Kandavas iela 2
  • Locality: City: Rīga
  • Locality: State: Latvija

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 9
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 50000
    Number of Volunteers: 1

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 5500
  • Special Collections:Trees and shrubs (900 taxa), tropical and subtropical plants under glass (1450 taxa), ornamental herbaceous plants in display gardens (1870 taxa).

    The most important collections in the garden include greenhouse azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias, dahlias and hardy perennials.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: Yes
    Plant Breeding: Yes
    Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
    Urban Environments: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes