Botanical Garden and Arboretum

Corona regulations

As of 5 June, the outdoor facilities of the Botanical Garden and the Arboretum are open to the public again. According to the Corona Landesverordnung MV, address data must be left for contact tracking when visiting the facilities. We therefore ask you to use the Luca app (the QR code is posted) or to fill in one of the forms provided (don't forget the visiting time) and drop it in the boxes provided. These boxes will be emptied daily, your forms will be kept for a maximum of four weeks and then destroyed. Please follow the rules: Avoid grouping and keep your distance! We wish you a pleasant stay and look forward to finally welcoming you back to our facilities.

Historische Gewächshäuser

Historical Greenhouses

The historical greenhouses consist of a tropical house, palm house and palm fern house. However, due to renovation work, the buildings are not open for visitors. After the renovation work has been completed, the historical greenhouses will focus on tropical ecosystems.

Public Greenhouses

Public Greenhouses

At the moment, you can visit the following greenhouses: the connector building, fern house, show house, succulents’ house and the water plant house. The greenhouses are home to bromeliads, carnivorous plants, cacti, water lilies, sugar cane plants, papyrus plants and passion flowers.

Outside Area

Outside Area

In the outside area surrounding the greenhouses you can find sections for spice plants, medicinal plants, an alpine garden as well as a collection of water plants and grasses. In summer, you can take a stroll through the subtropical sclerophyll vegetation with laurels, olive trees, cork oaks and many other tub plants.

Arboretum - Photo: Magnus Schult

Arboretum

In the Arboretum you can explore more than 1,600 different types of woody plants from Asia, America and Europe on a path that is 3.5 km long. The Arboretum was founded in 1934 in the Friedrich-Ludiwg-Jahn-Straße and is adjacent to the Berthold-Beitz-Platz Campus. The garden was expanded in the 1960s and again in 1972.
Directions and Opening Hours

Directions and Opening Hours

On this page, you will find more information about the directions and opening hours of the Botanical Garden and Arboretum in Greifswald. The greenhouses and outside area are open to visitors year round.

Botanical Garden & Arboretum

For visitors:
Greenhouses
Münterstraße 2
Arboretum
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Straße

Postal Addres: Soldmannstraße 15
17489 Greifswald
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1130
Fax: +49 3834 420 4114
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