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GAZEBO NEL PARCO
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Among Rare Plants and Unusual Specimens
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Orticolario 2024 celebrates wonder with its very own cabinet de curiosités, set up in the Gazebo nel Parco and inspired by the ancient wunderkammer: authentic botanical rarities carefully selected from the specimens brought by exhibitors.
A precious opportunity to discover unknown varieties and the history hidden behind their leaves. It is also an occasion to appreciate the uniqueness and originality of the proposals by Orticolario’s nurserymen, who are always on the lookout for the unusual. Once again, culture takes center stage.
The Wunderkammer. Chambers of wonders or curiosities where, from the 16th to the 18th century, collectors gathered objects they found extraordinary, capable of arousing surprise. Many came from the natural world, known as naturalia in Latin, and often possessed something exceptional, whether in origin, shape, or size.
The selected plants
1. Wisteriopsis reticulata
Donna di Piante
Park, 84-85
2. Arisaema consaguineum marmorata
Rifnik garden & plants
Park, 24
3. Camelia ‘simbad’
Tara Vivai
Park, 54-58
4. Erythrina coralloides
Oasi tropicale in Valcuvia
Park, 89
5. Dianthus gratianuspolitanus ‘La Bourboule Blanche’
Floricultura Billo
Park, 26
6. Dianthus x ‘Neon Star’
Floricultura Billo
Park, 26
7. Amicia zigomeris
Il Peccato Vegetale
Park, 55-56
8. Andropogon scoparium
Gardenesque
Park, 17
9. Ammobium alata
Il Peccato Vegetale
Park, 55-56
10. Euphorbia cyatophora
Il Peccato Vegetale
Park, 55-56
11. Amaranthus cruenthus ‘Velvet Curtain’
Il melo selvatico
Park, 93
12. Keoleria glauca
Il melo selvatico
Park, 93
13. Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
Il melo selvatico
Park, 93
14. Bouteloua gracidis
Il melo selvatico
Park, 93
15. Poligonum scoparium
Gardenesque
Park, 17
16. Heliopsis ‘Funky Spinner’
Zanelli Mauro Società Agricola
Park, 41-42
17. Astilbe ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’
Zanelli Mauro Società Agricola
Park, 41-42
18. Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Fratelli Gramaglia / Azienda Agricola Bacci
Park, 8
19. Brassica acephala ‘Purpurea’
Fratelli Gramaglia / Azienda Agricola Bacci
Park, 8
20. Wasabia japonica
Fratelli Gramaglia / Azienda Agricola Bacci
Park, 8
21. Crassula perfossa
A&G Floroortoagricola
Ala Lario, 6
22. Euphorbia euroginosa
A&G Floroortoagricola
Ala Lario, 6
23. Senecio scaposus
A&G Floroortoagricola
Ala Lario, 6
24. Neoregelia x ‘Iris’
Hobby Jungle
Ala Cernobbio, 44
25. Lobisia x ‘Ribbed’
Hobby Jungle
Ala Cernobbio, 44
26. Abrometiella brevifolia
Florservice cactus Lago Maggiore
Park, 90
27. Tillandsia paleacea
Green oasi di Valtolina Maurizio
Park, 52
28. Colchicum autumnalis ‘Lilac Bedder’
Floriana Bulbose
Park, 62
29. Crysanthemum moripholium ‘Oiseau Du Paradis’
Floricultura Tarricone Graziella
Park, 30
30. Urginea maritima
Floriana Bulbose
Parco, 62
31. Citus hystix
Oscar Tintori Vivai
Park, 21
32. Mentha suaveolens ‘Fragolina’
Aromatiche Clagia Azienda Agricola
Park, 36
33. Ocimum basilicum ‘Vaniglia’
Aromatiche Clagia Azienda Agricola
Park, 36
34. Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’
Maioli Enzo Azienda Agricola
Park, 49
35. Ginkgo biloba Andrè Briant
Baradel Roberto Azienda Agricola
Park, 94
36. Tiphonium giganteum
Gardenesque
Park, 17
37. Gossipyum herbaceum
Fratelli Gramaglia / Azienda Agricola Bacci
Park, 8
38. Chrysanthemum moripholium ‘Black Betty’
Floricultura Tarricone Graziella
Park, 30
39. Amsonia hubrichtii
Gardenesque
Park, 17
40. Amaryllis belladonna
Baradel Roberto Azienda Agricola
Park, 94
41. Rotala rotundifolia
Microriparium
Park, 83
42. Begonia sharfii
Rifnik garden & plants
Park, 24
43. Alpinia nutans
Fratelli Gramaglia / Azienda Agricola Bacci
Park, 8
44. Cyclamen persicum x ‘Illusia’
Floricultura Tarricone Graziella
Park, 30
45. Capsicum x ‘Black Horn’
Aromatiche Clagia Azienda Agricola
Park, 36
All the details
Curated by
Orticolario
Set up
Central Park by Mario Mariani
Galliate (NO)
mariomariani.studio
Matteo Boccardo
@matteo.boccardo.studio