The Botanical Garden of Teplice

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Czech Republic - Teplice

Institution Code: TEBLI

BGCI Member: Yes

Aerial view of the Botanical Garden of Teplice.
Aerial view of the Botanical Garden of Teplice.

About the The Botanical Garden of Teplice

The Teplice Botanic Garden fulfils research, education and recreation purposes. Main mission is to collect, maintain and document colourful collections of plants from all over the world to preserve the wealth of natural species and mutual cooperation among botanic gardens and scientific institutions not only in the Czech Republic but around the world. Apart from wild growing plants the visitor can admire bred varieties of plants. Accessible exposures serve to the visitors for rest and recreation in the cultivated and aesthetic environment. At the same time they can learn a lot in the field of botany, ecology and environment protection using the information system, guided tours and educational events.

Approximately half of the total area which is about two hectares is devoted to the outdoor exposure, exhibition greenhouses covering the area of 2 400 m2 and are divided in four section (xeric, tropical, subtropical and rock garden part of the greenhouse).

Main Address:
The Botanical Garden of Teplice
Josefa Suka 1388/18
Teplice
415 01 Czech Republic

Telephone: +420417534359
Fax:
URL: https://www.botanickateplice.cz/en/uvod
Primary Email: sila@botanickateplice.cz

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Bc. Petr Šíla
    Curator's Name: Mgr. Jan Ptáček
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Ing. Dominika Linhová
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 11
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number: 2
    Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Municipal: Yes
  • Date founded: 2002
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 2 Hectares
    Latitude: 50.6385
    Longitude: 13.8424
    Annual Rainfall: 516 mm
    Altitude: 228.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 4150 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 70
    Arboretum: No
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 29877

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 10000
  • Special Collections:Our priority collections:
    tropical Araceae - Anthurium, Syngonium, Diffenbachia
    tropical Gesneriaceae - Achimenes, Chirita, Sinningia
    tropical Orchidaceae
    Zingiberaceae
    succulents - Agave, Aloe, Pachypodium
    alpine plants

    Plants from Chile, Madagascar, Mexico and Vietnam

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Plant Breeding: Yes
    Conservation - Biology: Yes
    Ecology: Yes
    Education: Yes
    Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
    Pharmacology: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Special Exhibitions: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes