exhibition of blooming camellias in the Great and Palm Greenhouse in the Flower Garden, February 13, 2023, Kroměříž.
Kroměříž – After a year, the greenhouses in the Květná garden in Kroměříž are once again decorated with blooming camellias. From today, visitors can admire them there at a traditional exhibition. This year, it is thematically connected with European artists and their perception of camellias, especially in visual arts. The exhibition also includes a commemoration of the painter Max Švabinský, a native of Kroměříž, whose birth will be 150 years this year, garden steward Zdeněk Novák and garden architect Pavla Nedbalová told ČTK today.
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People have the opportunity to see more than a hundred camellias. Most of them are exhibited in the Great Greenhouse, where there are also paintings depicting camellias. European artists have devoted themselves to them in their works since the 17th century. “Here we have one print from Švabinský in larger dimensions, we have an information panel and a still life to go with it. And then the space opens up to the gallery, where we have other works, not only Švabinský,” said Nedbalová.
Camellias have been demonstrably cultivated in Kroměříž since the second half of the 19th century. The core of the collection in the Flower Garden now consists of roughly four dozen original plants, some of which reach a height of over five meters. At the exhibition, visitors can admire not only Kroměříž camellias, but also, as usual, several camellias brought from the Rájec nad Svitavou state castle in Blanensko.
In order for camellias to bloom, they must have suitable conditions and sensitive care. “They require special wintering, when with relatively high air humidity they need a low temperature. Let's say from five to a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius. And keep the substrate constantly moist. During the winter care, you also need to fertilize them. Whereas in the summer we have to fly them outside again. We can't put them in the sun. They need shading and keeping the substrate moist even in the summer,” said Nedbalová.
In addition to camellias, azaleas or clivias are now blooming in the greenhouses of the Flower Garden, and citrus trees are also blooming in the Palm greenhouse. “They smell beautifully and bear fruit at the same time, which is their specialty,” said Nedbalová. The exhibition is complemented by lace made by Jarmila Tioková from Brno. Every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., interested parties can also look forward to a guided tour of the exhibition. “It is part of the basic entrance fee,” said Novák.
Also, the entrance to the exhibition itself is part of the entrance fee to the Flower Garden, which is a UNESCO monument. Young camellias including growing instructions can now also be purchased in the garden. Other flowers and souvenirs are also available in the shop. The exhibition will remain accessible daily until March 5, always from 09:00 to 15:45.
In the past, camellias were mainly grown in the Czech territory in aristocratic residences. They come from Japan and China, their flowers enchanted people thousands of years ago. The camellia is long-lived and blooms every winter in the country.
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