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A visit to the botanical garden of Naples didactical material for learners

Exibition of endemic species,rare ,spontaneous flowers and plants

Tillandsia corner

Tillandsia Airplants Tillandsia plants can grow and prosper without soil. They belong to Bromelia Family and grow on trees ,rocks,walls or where they can grap hold. Their roots serve only to give the plants a firm anchor to whatever they are growing on .They are provided with a particular mechanism for deriving the moisture and nutrients they need to survive. Tillandsia leaves have specially developed cells called trichomes that allow water and nutrients to be taken in from rain, the air, and dust.The trichomes work like trap doors; as the plant dries out, the trichomes open to absorb more moisture and nutrients. Once sufficient hydration is achieved, the trichomes close to retain the moisture. The dense concentration of trichomes on the leaf's surface allows the plant to absorb more moisture and to reflect the

harsh effects of the sun. These trichomes are what give many of the air plants their characteristic gray color. They are native to the warmer climates of the Americas and leave and grow in sunny areas

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Tillandsie plant is considered to be a natural air

purifier able to remove impurity from the air

Welcome to the corner of fat plants

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Natural Stabilized plants and flowers areThe result of a unique process of conservation of plants consisting in the substitution of the lymph with a product for a stabilizing treatment.Plants and flowers do not need any maintenance:No waterNo soilNo need of lightand they last for approximately 10 years

Welcome to the world of preserved /stabilized plants

Beautiful composition made with natural stabilized plants

A tiny corner of aquatic plants

Drosanthemum hispidum,

Buxus

Orchid flowers

Azalea corner

Rare and ancient species of roses, which only grow on the top of Posillipo hill in

Naples

Callistemon

Family Myrtaceae

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