Botanical Garden of Medellín

The Orchidiarium at the Medellin Botanical Gardens designed by Plan B Architects

Botanical Garden of Medellín (Jardín botánico de Medellín) is a 14-hectacre botanical garden in Medellín. It has an important collection of orchids preserved in an architectural space called the Orchidiarium. The botanical garden has more than 1,000 living species and 4,500 flowers.

The garden includes a butterfly house, cactus garden, exhibition spaces, library, and pond. The towering Orchidiarium was designed by Plan B Architects and JPRCR Architects.

It acquired the name Botanical Garden Joaquín Antonio Uribe in 1972, when the facilities were enlarged to give it the initial Orchidiarium, a much larger collection of plant species, auditorium, library, museum, and spacious meals area for visitors.

History

The Bathhouse of Eden

In the late nineteenth century, the land now occupied by the botanical garden began was a farm known as The Bathhouse of Eden (la Casa de Baños El Edén). The farm was originally owned by Mr. Victor Arango, and then his sisters and family listed on the deed.

Gallery

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  Cactus garden
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  Great egret in water
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  Orchids