Gayasan Wildflower Botanical Garden (가야산 야생화식물원)
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| Established in June 2006, Gayasan Wildflower Botanical Garden (가야산 야생화식물원) is Korea’s first wildflower garden. It is wildflower cultural space, home to nearly 400 different plant species.
Outdoor Garden The outdoor garden offers the magnificent scenic landscape of Mt. Gayasan, organized into the following five themes. 1) Shrubbery Nearly 30 different species of shrubs and wild flowers have been planted here. You can enjoy these beautiful plants from early spring to winter. 2) Chrysanthemum Garden Nearly 15 different species of chrysanthemums and wild flowers are in bloom until late fall. 3) Rhizocarp Garden Nearly 50 different species of wild flowers including Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis), German Iris (Iris nertschinskia), daylilies (Hemerocallis thunbergii) and hostas (Hosta longipes) bloom from spring to fall. 4) Gayasan Native Plant Garden Nearly 120 indigenous species of wild flowers have been planted here. 5) Wildflower Educational Garden Nearly 50 different species of short wildflowers are planted on the roof of the museum, where visitors can view and compare a variety of wildflowers. Greenhouse The greenhouse features warm-temperate trees and wildflowers. Enjoy the sweet fragrance of flowers regardless of the season. 1) Edible Plant Garden Nearly 20 different species of edible plants including tangerine trees and loquats are available. 2) Medicinal Herb Garden Nearly 25 different species of plants that provide medicinal herbs are available. 3) Fragrant Flower Garden Nearly 30 different species of sweet fragrant flowers such as laurel (daphne), Indian oleander (Nerium indicum) and the Gaya or Japanese nutmeg-yew (Torreya nucifera) are planted here. 4) Ornamental Plant Garden Nearly 30 different species of beautiful ornamental plants including coral ardisia (Ardisia crenata), pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica), poison bulb (Crinum asiatica) and Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata) are found in this garden. 5) Aquatic Botanical Garden Nearly 20 different species of aquatic plants, consisting of shallow water plants, free-floating plants, and floating-leaved plants, including water lily, bishop’s weed (Houttuynia cordata) and water snowflake (Nymphoides indica) are found in this garden. 6) Fern Garden Ferns are spore-propagated plants that have no blooming flowers. Nearly 40 different species of fern plants including western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) and groundpine (Lycopodium clavatum var. nipponicum) and warm-temperate native plants such as Leveille (Dendropanax morbifera) and Machilus chunbergii make up this garden. |
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| Opening date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 16, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed on Mondays, January 1, Seollal and Chuseok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:00 - 17:00 (admission 16:00) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admission Fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Museum and Greenhouse (1-story Building with Basement) * Collections 518,825 plants from 405 different species including Stewartia koreana Arbor – 884 plants from 92 different species including pine tree Shrub – 17,623 plants from 54 different species including royal azalea Wildflowers – 500,328 plants from 257 different species including Pulsatilla koreana |
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| - Nambu Bus Terminal to Seongju (Departure 5 times a day (10:08 – 16:45), 3 hour and 40 minute ride) - Get on the bus to Baekun-dong Parking Lot at Seongju Bus Terminal (Departure twice a day (11:50, 16:00)) - Dong Seoul Terminal to Seo Daegu (Departure every 40 minutes (06:00 – 23:10), 3 hour and 50 minute ride) - Arrive at Daegu Bukbu Bus Stop (10 minute walk to Seo Daegu at Seo Daegu Bus Terminal) - Get on the bus to Seongju at Bukbu Bus Stop and get off at Baekun-dong Parking Lot (Departure every hour (06:51-21:07), 1 hour ride) |
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