The Fernery in Edvard Anderson Conservatory
Photo: AnnSofie Börjesson

In the fernery the air is cool and moist. Plants from temperate rainforests of Australia and New Zealand grow together with species from South American montane forests. The high humidity favors epiphytes, and the trunks and walls are full of them. Epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants in order to get closer to the sunlight, but without being parasitic. The lush greenery consists mostly of various ferns, but flowering plants such as anthuriums and bromeliads are also found here.

Doftknippa, en violett blomma med långa gröna blad.
Photo: Sari Södergren
Photo: Sari Södergren