The Jardins d'Eau (Water Gardens, 3 hectares) are botanical gardens located in Saint Rome, Carsac-Aillac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. They are open May to October; an admission fee is charged. The gardens are set above the river Dordogne, and contain 16

lotus Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...

species ( Nelumbo and

Nymphaea ''Nymphaea'' () is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduc ...

), and other

aquatic plant Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that ...

s including

Caltha ''Caltha'' is a genus of rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae ("buttercup family"), to which ten species have been assigned. They occur in moist environments in temperate and cold regions of both the Northern and S ...

, Glyceria, Pontederia, and Sagittaria, as well as waterside plants including ''

Cyperus papyrus ''Cyperus papyrus'', better known by the common names papyrus, papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a tender herbaceous perenn ...

'', ''

Gunnera manicata ''Gunnera manicata'', known as Brazilian giant-rhubarb or giant rhubarb, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gunneraceae from the coastal Serra do Mar Mountains of Santa Catarina, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul States, Brazil. It is a ...

'', Hosta, Iris, and Lobelia. Caltha palustris 003

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Jardins d'Eau The Jardins d'Eau (Water Gardens, 3 hectares) are botanical gardens located in Saint Rome, Carsac-Aillac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. They are open May to October; an admission fee is charged. The gardens are set above the river Dordogne (river), ...

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