China National Botanical Garden
Spring blossom at the foot of the Western Hills: crabapples, lilacs and Yulan magnolias, tree peonies on terraces, ancient arborvitae at the Wofo Temple, a stream through dawn redwoods and a lake of lotus.
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| Inspired by | China National Botanical Garden, North Garden (Beijing) |
|---|---|
| Size | 112 × 80 m |
| Latitude | 40.0° N |
| Climate | temperate |
| Plants | 387 plants of 41 species |
Gardens and biomes
- Western Hills pine woodland
- Temple of the Sleeping Buddha
- Peony Garden
- Cherry Valley (dawn redwoods)
- Crabapple, lilac, peach and magnolia gardens
- Lotus lake
- Tropical conservatory
Landmarks, buildings and water
- Western Hills foothills (pine woodland)
- Western Hills (granite outcrop)
- Hill road
- Central axis
- Temple courtyard (paved)
- Hall of the Sleeping Buddha (Wofo Si)
- Temple gate (shanmen)
- Incense burner
- Tree pit
- Cherry Valley (Yingtaogou)
- Cherry Valley stream
- Valley path
- Peony Garden
- Peony pavilion
- Peony terrace
- Crabapple Garden
- Lilac Garden
- Peach Garden
- Magnolia Garden
- Garden walk
- Blossom walk
- Lake
- Stone bridge
- Lakeside pavilion
- Rose Garden (Chinese roses, yueji)
- Tropical Conservatory
- Conservatory beds
- Tropical water-lily pool
- South walk
Plants in this garden
- Areca palm (golden cane palm) Dypsis lutescens · 3
- Banana Musa x paradisiaca · 2
- Bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus · 4
- Blue water lily (blue lotus of Egypt) Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea · 2
- Cacao Theobroma cacao · 2
- Caladium (angel wings) Caladium bicolor · 8
- Chinese flowering crabapple (haitang) Malus spectabilis · 8
- Chinese red pine Pinus tabuliformis · 10
- Clustering fishtail palm Caryota mitis · 2
- Common lilac Syringa vulgaris · 6
- Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus · 20
- David's peach (mountain peach) Prunus davidiana · 12
- Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides · 9
- Early lilac (Chinese lilac) Syringa oblata · 11
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida · 80
- Globeflower Trollius europaeus · 6
- Golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea · 7
- Grape hyacinth Muscari armeniacum · 30
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata · 4
- Japanese flowering cherry Prunus serrulata · 3
- Japanese iris Iris ensata · 8
- Japanese pagoda tree (Chinese scholar tree) Styphnolobium japonicum · 5
- Lacebark pine Pinus bungeana · 2
- Moon orchid (moth orchid) Phalaenopsis amabilis · 8
- Oriental arborvitae (Chinese thuja) Platycladus orientalis · 8
- Peach Prunus persica · 5
- Peony Paeonia lactiflora · 18
- Rough horsetail (scouring rush) Equisetum hyemale · 8
- Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera · 14
- Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana · 4
- Siberian crab apple Malus baccata · 3
- Swiss cheese plant Monstera deliciosa · 3
- Torch ginger Etlingera elatior · 2
- Tree peony Paeonia suffruticosa · 18
- Tulip Tulipa gesneriana · 30
- Ume (Chinese plum) Prunus mume · 3
- Weeping willow Salix babylonica · 4
- Winged pitcher plant Nepenthes alata · 4
- Wintersweet Chimonanthus praecox · 2
- Yoshino cherry (Somei-yoshino) Prunus × yedoensis · 4
- Yulan magnolia Magnolia denudata · 5
A design inspired by China National Botanical Garden, North Garden (Beijing), scaled to fit, built from Garden ME's reference plant data. It is not a survey or a map of the real garden.