Annual Programme 2017 Exhibitions and Events until 22 January WINTER LIGHTS During long winter evenings the Palmengarten transforms into a miraculously illuminated dream world.
26 January – 19 February CAMELLIAS The Palmengarten presents its unique and precious collection of Eastern Asian camellias – this year enriched with photographs and information on Galicia‘s “Route of the Camellia” by Hilke Steinecke and Peter Schubert.
16 February – 5 March SPRINGTIME Now finally, after a long winter, the daylight hours are getting longer and with milder temperatures – springtime is here! Under tender-green birches with their dangling catkins and thousands of yellow forsythia blossoms the first messengers of spring: tulips, daffodils, iris, hyacinths and crocuses abound in full splendor – this year together with the exhibition ‘TULIPS ONLY’: paintings by the botanical illustrators Sue Hénon und William Greenwood.
4 March 4th SPRING BALL of the “Stiftung Palmengarten und Botanischer Garten Frankfurt am Main”. Further information please refer to fruehlingsball-frankfurt.de
10 – 19 March ORCHIDS Show and sales In collaboation with the German Society of Orchids Enterprises
17 – 19 March GRÜNE BÖRSE Rare and unique plants, incl. orchids – show, information, sales exhibi- tion: BioFrankfurt e. V. and Green City – ‘climate change and the city’.
2 April – 1 May INSPIRATION PALMENGARTEN An artists’ perspective on Frankfurt’s prominent Palmengarten by Gio de Mer, Robert Lichtenberg and others. Kindly cosponsored by Dr. Marschner-Stiftung 6 – 23 April AZALEAS In the galleries, azaleas abound in their prominent colors – intense red, pink, purple, and white.
16 and 17 April EASTER BUNNY’S GARDEN
May – September The summer season is filled with open-air world-class music at the Palmengarten: Summer in the City and ‘Promenadenkonzerte’ – jazz and blues. This year also with concerts by the Frankfurt chamber opera and concerts organized by the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm. Please refer to our special flyer with a detailed schedule available here at the Palmengarten and on our website from early summer.
5 May – 30 September SIMULACRUM – VIRTUAL WORLDS The Austrian artist Mathias Kessler has devoted himself to virtual paradises – his computer-modelled photographs will be displayed along the outer fence of the Palmengarten.
Kindly supported by the Austrian Honorary Consulate for Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate
18 May – 17 September NEOPHYTES – HERE TO STAY Newly established plant species are referred to as neophytes if they have been introduced here from other parts of the world and, by def- inition, one considers the discovery of America by the Europeans (1492) as a reference point. Some of these plants have been inten- tionally introduced as ornamentals, as food crops, or for other eco- nomic purposes – others may have arrived rather unintenionally with grain, wool, or other goods. This exhibition displays the diversity of neophytes with their various kinds of impacts, whether positive and/ or negative. In cooperation with BioFrankfurt e. V. and the Eco-Botanical Gardens, Bayreuth
14 June ROSES SERENADE The founder of the Palmengarten, Heinrich Siesmayer, was born 200 year ago. We want to commemorate his far-reaching initiative and celebrate this special anniversary together. In cooperation with “Alte Oper Frankfurt” 15 – 18 June ROSES and PALMENGARTEN ILLUMINATED (17 June)
30 JUNe – 2 JULy 1. FRANKFURT CITRUS DAYS Exhibition, show, sales
14 July – 27 August EUROPEAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY An exhibition by the German Society of Animal Photographers
27 August GWH Family Fest
13 – 17 September GERMAN THANKSGIVING with AUTUMN FESTIVAL on 16 and 17 September
30 September – 3 October ORCHID SALES In collaboation with the German Society of Orchids Enterprises
19 October – 5 November AUTUMN FLOWERS
30 November – 26 December HriStMaS at tHE PalMEnGartEn
9 deceMber – 21 January 2018 WINTER LIGHTS
Flyers with additional information on events, lectures, and guided tours are available at the entrances and as PDFs on our website palmengarten.de.
With special thanks and appreciation to our partners for welcome support: EXCITING PLANTS
Frankfurt‘s Palmengarten holds vast collections of plants that are unique and that rank highly among botanical gardens world-wide. Here, we present some prominent examples of particularly note worthy plants that our visitors may want to discover and admire in the different seasons throughout the year.
SPRINGTIME Paeonia We grow a great variety of different peonies – both the herbaceous and shrubby kinds. Some of our herbaceous ones have flower diameters of up to 20 cm. Herbaceous Perennials Section and throughout the grounds
Calliandra haematocephala The tropical red powder puff or fairy duster, as it is also called, is nota- ble for its many soft and red stamens that can get up to 7 cm long. Tropicarium: Monsoon and Trade Wind Forest Section
SUMMER Kniphofia The torch lily (or red hot poker) prominently displays its bright- colored flower clusters. In South Africa, their copious nectar attracts sunbirds and sugarbirds. Grounds: Rock Garden, South Africa Section Gunnera tinctoria The monstrous spiny leaves of this South American perennial give the plant its uniquely archaic appearance. Though referred to as giant rhubarb or Chilean rhubarb, due to a slight resemblance, it is actually not at all related to our common edible rhubarb plant. Rock Garden
Amorphophallus spp. Many different species of this group of arums are grown at the Palmengarten.Their huge flower stalks tend to release foul to putrid odors that serve to attract carrion flies and beetles as pollinators. Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, bears the globally largest unbranched inflorescence that can attain up to 4 meters in height.
AUTUMN Tricyrtis formosana These toad lilies are native to Thai- land and grow in damp, shady areas in rich soil. The pinkish flowers with their prominent patterns are over- topped by a uniquely branched style. Grounds, Asian Perennials Section Ananas comosus The leaves of pineapple plants form funnel-shaped tanks that retain rain water and nutrients. The flower stalks are cone-shaped with red to purple bracts, with inconspicuous white flowers in between. The flowers of commercially grown pineapple do not require pollination and their fruits are seedless. Tropicarium: Bromeliad Section
WINTER Coryanthes macrantha This South American bucket orchid is an epiphyte usually hosted on the branches of tropical trees. The strongly scented flowers are pollinated by male bees that collect this fragrance – as perfume, so to speak – to attract female bees. Tropicarium: Monsoon and Trade Wind Forest Section
Kerriodoxa elegans The white elephant palm is endemic to Thailand. The underside of its huge fan-shaped fronds is grayish and hairy. The stem is short and stubby, leaves and flower stalks emerge from close to the ground. Tropicarium: Coastal and Mangrove Forest Section
Hamamelis mollis The Chinese witch hazel is an early bloomer – in January it opens its fragrant yellow flowers with their long-stretched and thin petals that roll up when it gets real cold. In front of the Administartion building and other spots throughout the grounds of the Palmengarten BOTANICAL GARDEN
The City of Frankfurt acquired the Botanical Garden from the Univer- sity of Frankfurt and administratively joined it to the Palmengarten in 2012. Established through a foundation of Johann Christian Sencken- berg in 1763, it celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2013. From 1914, the Botanical Garden served the University for research and teaching with a focus on the vegetation of Central Europe, East Asia, and North America. Some 4000 species, many of which endangered, are cultivated and displayed on a surface of 7 acres. Our several unique biotopes are modelled to closely resemble natural settings.
DATES 26 February Opening of the season (with tours) 6 May “Pflanzenbörse” (plant sales) 10 – 18 June “Woche der Botanischen Gärten” (Week of Botanical Gardens) 2 September “Tag der offenen Tür” (Open House) 23 September 3rd Frankfurt Bee Festival 21 October Apples and their varieties (show and sales) 31 October End of season
CONTACT Siesmayerstraße 72, 60323 Frankfurt Phone: (+49) 69 212-39058 E-Mail: [email protected] botanischergarten-frankfurt.de OPENING/HOURS March – October Mondays – Saturdays 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.* Sundays and Holidays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.* *) Free Entrance. NO dogs and NO bicycles allowed. Wir machen Rhein-Main.
Die Fachleute für Reinigung, Entsorgung und mehr.
www.fes-frankfurt.de FRIENDS and SUPPORTERS
The sole purpose and mission of the nonprofit association “Friends of the Palmengarten”, founded in 1931, is to provide support to the Palmengarten of Frankfurt through donations and membership fees. We financially support the Palmengarten‘s ongoing activities and many of our members get involved as volunteers.
Membership benefits include: - annual pass - monthly guided tours and lectures and presentations - daytrips and multi-day tours/excursions on themes related to gardening and horticulture offered in cooperation with professional travel agencies - privileged invitations to the ʻgrand openings’ of exhibitions and vernissages - subscription to “Der Palmengarten” (published biannually)
Membership fees (annual by calendar year): Single 65 € Partner 25 € Child (6–18 years of age) 10 € Student/Azubi 35 € Supporting Member 500 € / 800 € / 1000 € Life-long Membership 1950 €
CONTACT and FURTHER INFORMATION Freunde des Palmengartens e. V. Palmengarten-Gesellschaft Siesmayerstraße 63, 60323 Frankfurt am Main Phone: (+49) 69 74 58 39 Fax (+49) 69 75 65 92 73 E-Mail: [email protected] palmengartengesellschaft.de
Office hours: Thursdays 3:30 – 5 p.m.
DONATIONS and MEMBERSHIP FEES Postbank Frankfurt IBAN DE50 5001 0060 0027 5756 05 BIC PBNKDEFF Founded in 2010, the foundation “Stiftung Palmengarten und Bota- nischer Garten Frankfurt am Main” provides support to foster the activi- ties of these two traditional metropolitan institutions and to help to guarantee their future for the benefit of generations to come. Currently supported projects include the construction of a new ʻBlossoms Greenhouse & Butterfly Voliary’ and developing new cultural and gastronomic facilities in the Villa Leonhardi. Within the Botanical Gardens we are supporting the installation of a state-of-the-art information system for visually impaired and nonimpaired visitors within the Senckenberg Medicinal Garden.
CONTACT and FURTHER INFORMATION Stiftung Palmengarten und Botanischer Garten Siesmayerstraße 61, 60323 Frankfurt Phone: (+49) 69 208 37757 E-Mail: [email protected] stiftung-palmengarten.de
DONATIONS Frankfurter Sparkasse IBAN DE39 5005 0201 0200 5432 53 BIC HELADEF1822 Grüne Schule („Green School“)
Since 1980, the Palmengarten‘s educational services have aimed at conveying and fostering GRÜNE a broader understanding and appreciation for SCHULE PALMENGARTEN the wonderful world of plants. We offer educa- tional programs and workshops for school children at all levels, guided tours for groups of adults, children‘s birthday events and vacation programs, as well as courses for teachers, teacher trainees, and students.
For further information and a detailed schedule of our program, please refer to the Palmengarten‘s quarterly printed flyers and to our pages on the internet at palmengarten.de.
INFORMATION and REGISTRATION Phone: (+49) 69 212-3 33 91 E-Mail: [email protected] Mondays and Wednesdays 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
DIRECTIONS TO THE PALMENGARTEN
RMV Entrance Siesmayerstraße: U6, U7 Station Westend Bus line 75, Bus stop: Siesmayerstraße
Entrance Palmengartenstraße: Metro U4, U6, U7: Station Bockenheimer Warte Tram line 16, tram stop: Bockenheimer Warte Bus lines 36 / 50 / 75, bus stop: Palmengartenstraße Bus line 32, bus stop: Bockenheimer Warte
By car Interchange Miquelallee Bockenheimer Landstraße/Siesmayerstraße Underground public garage under the Entrance building of the Palmengarten, Siesmayerstraße 63
Parking for Tour buses Parking Siesmayerstraße und Zeppelinallee
No pets or bicycles allowed. Please refrain from feeding the animals. Birds, fish, and all other animals lodged at the Palmengarten are adequately provided for by our professional in-house staff. Please do not stray from paths. Recreational lawn and playing field accessible. ENTRANCE FEES
Adult 7 € Child (6 to 13 years of age) 2 € Reduced1 3 € Family (basic)2 9 € Family (full)3 16 €
Groups (20 individuals +) Adult 6 € Child1 1 €
Retired from 65 6 €
Disabled from 50 6 € from 80, wheelchair and blind4 free
Frankfurt-Pass Holders Adult 1 € Child 0.50 €
Annual Pass (non-transferrable) Adult5 50 € Family5 (two adults plus children 6 to 13) 70 € Reduced annual pass for school children/students (age limit 25), handicapped (grade 50) 30 €
Naturpass Duration: one year for Zoo, Senckenberg Museum, and Palmengarten. Passport photo required. No entry through turnstyles.
Adult 90 € Reduced (children age 6 to 14 and handicapped from grade 50) 40 €
1) students, civil volunteers, pupils, “Azubi” and “Berufsschüler” (all up to age 25), adolescents (14 to 17 years of age). 2) one adult plus children age 6 to 13. 3) two adults plus children age 6 to 13. 4) discount also for accompanying person as documented in the disabled pass. 5) annual pass restricted to owner (non-transferrable). Family annual pass: each qualifying member of the family is provided with an own pass. In purchasing a family pass, all qualifying children must be documented. Additional Services Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten The historic “Gesellschaftshaus” (dining and socio-cultural events) was reopened in 2012. It serves as a splendid central location for events of the various kinds, hosting up to 1800 persons for confer- ences, shows, celebrations, and other socio-cultural events.
INQUIRIES for EVENTS and FACILITY RENTALS Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten GmbH & Co. KG Palmengartenstraße 11, 60325 Frankfurt Phone: (+49) 69 9 00 29-150 E-Mail: [email protected] palmengarten-gastronomie.de Caféhaus Siesmayer Siesmayerstraße 59 Open daily 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.; hot food served 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Please contact us for reservations. Group events can be booked for outside of hours.
CONTACT Phone: (+49) 69 900 29-200, Fax: (+49) 69 900 29-155 E-Mail: [email protected] cafe-siesmayer.de Restaurant Lafleur Palmengartenstraße 11
CONTACT Phone: (+49) 69 900 29 100 E-Mail: [email protected] restaurant-lafleur.de KiKo – Children’s Kiosk The Children’s Kiosk at the water playground is open daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. from May to September, while only on weekends from April to October. Shop Siesmayerstraße 63, Entrance Lobby Books (horticulture, gardening, botany), seeds, newspapers, souvenirs, photography supplies, presents, tobacco, drinks, ice cream Hours: same as the regular opening hours of the Palmengarten.
CONTACT Phone: (+49) 69 741 14 65
Villa Leonhardi The Villa – a part of Frankfurt, there for the people – a stage and a place to rest and recharge. Access via the garden grounds. Hours: Mondays – Saturdays 11 a.m – 5 p.m.
CONTACT Zeppelinallee 18 Phone: (+49) 69 20 83 77 57 E-Mail: [email protected] facebook.com/villaleonhardi Recreation Playgrounds, water playground For an additional fee: Palmen-Express (minirail), rowing boat rental, minigolf (summer months only, weather allowing). Horticultural Consultations Wednesdays 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. (holidays exempt) Entrance lobby, Siesmayerstraße 63. Service included with your regular Palmengarten admissions, no additional fee. Phone inquiries during above hours (+49) 69 212 442 84 Papageno Musiktheater Children’s daytime and regular evening programmes, year-round shows, fully air-conditioned (schedule fliers available).
CONTACT Info-Phone: (+49) 69 51 50 38 Ticket-Hotline: (+49) 69 13 40 400 E-Mail: [email protected] papageno-theater.de
Theater tickets do NOT entitle for access to the Palmengarten. Access to theater via Zeppelinallee or Palmengartenstraße. GENERAL INFORMATION
Postal Address/Inquiries Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main Siesmayerstraße 61, 60323 Frankfurt am Main Phones: (+49) 69 212-3 66 89 und 212-3 39 39 Fax: (+49) 69 212-3 78 56 Announcements (+49) 69 212-3 91 11 palmengarten.de E-Mail: [email protected]
Hours of Ticket Booths and Greenhouses* February – October daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. November – January daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
*) Tropicarium, Palmenhaus, Subantarktishaus, and exhibition galleries
Ticket Booths SiesmayerstraSSe 63 PalmengartenstraSSe 11 Zeppelinallee 18 (the latter only Sundays and holidays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Evening concerts: admission starting one hour prior to announced start.
• Exit after hours via turnstyles.
• Wheelchairs available at main ticket office Siesmayerstraße (please show according documentation), preferrably by phone reservation.
• Turnstyles 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. for annual pass holders, NOT Naturpass, wheelchairs, or stollers.
All the above subject to change!