Botanic Gardens Bonn (Poppelsdorf Palace)
Botanische Gärten Bonn / Poppelsdorfer Schloss
A university botanic garden in front of the Baroque Poppelsdorf Palace, with greenhouses housing giant voodoo lilies and Amazon water lilies, and a palace and avenue that photograph beautifully.
Poppelsdorf Palace, built in the 18th century, is now used by the University of Bonn. In front of it lies the botanic garden, founded in 1818, which holds about 8,000 plant species. The greenhouses display tropical rainforest and succulent collections, and when the titan arum (corpse flower) blooms, visitors line up to see it. The palace is linked to the Electoral Palace by the roughly 1-kilometer-long Poppelsdorf Avenue. The botanic garden is free or low-cost to enter (check the official website for current details), and the greenhouses are closed on Saturdays.
Opening hours
About 10:00-18:00 (until 16:00 in winter); closed Saturdays
Nearby sights
- LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn
- Bonn Minster
- Electoral Palace & Hofgarten
- Cherry Blossom Avenue (Heerstraße)
- Old Town Hall & Market Square
- Beethoven House, Bonn
- Kreuzberg Church
- Alter Zoll