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Cultivated plants from distant lands

Spices, food or building materials: a guided tour of exotic plants used in everyday life.

Whether on the breakfast table, in the cooking pot, as a luxury foodstuff or as insulation material: many exotic plants are part of our daily lives. On this guided tour through the show greenhouses of Zurich City Gardens, you’ll discover tropical diversity right on the spot. Get to know well-known and lesser-known useful plants such as cocoa, vanilla and many more.

You’ll learn where these plants come from, which amazing parts of the plant we use in our daily lives, and the stories behind their journeys around the world.

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Thursday, January 07, 2027

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Stadtgärtnerei – Zentrum für Pflanzen und Bildung

Plants are grown in the city nursery's production facility: from cut flowers and vegetable seedlings to potted plants. The park with its sand garden and large trees invites you to relax and take a stroll. An exotic world of plants can be discovered ...

Location

Stadtgärtnerei – Zentrum für Pflanzen und Bildung

Sackzelg 25-27
8047 Zürich

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