The Jardin botanique d'Èze, also called the Jardin exotique d'Èze or simply the Jardin d'Èze, is a botanical garden located on the Place du Général de Gaulle in

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. The garden was created after

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on a chateau's ruins by town mayor André Gianton and Jean Gastaud of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco. It is sited on steep terrain falling over 400 meters to the sea with panoramic views of the coast, and known for its impressive collection of

cactus A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...

and

succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

s from the Mediterranean region, Africa, and the Americas.

Collection

Today the garden's collections include ''

Cephalocereus senilis ''Cephalocereus senilis'', the old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Hidalgo and Veracruz in central Mexico. It is threatened in the wild, but widespread propagation and popularity in cultivation have reduced the demand on wild popula ...

'', ''

Echinocactus grusonii ''Kroenleinia grusonii'', popularly known as the golden barrel cactus, golden ball, "mother-in-law's cushion" or "mother-in-law’s chair", is a species of barrel cactus which is endemism, endemic to east-central Mexico. The golden barrel cactus ...

'', '' Ferocactus pilosus'', ''

Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. Cacti are native to the Americas, and are well adapted to arid clima ...

spp.'', '' Neobuxbaumia polylopha'', and '' Trichocereus pasacana'', as well as the succulents ''

Aeonium arboreum ''Aeonium arboreum'', the tree aeonium, tree houseleek, or Irish rose, is a succulent, Subtropics, subtropical subshrub in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae. Description ''Aeonium arboreum'' grows as a less branched subshrub and reaches s ...

'', '' Aeonium canariense'', ''

Agave americana ''Agave americana'', commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas. This plant is widely cultiv ...

var. picta'', ''

var. marginata'', ''

Agave salmiana ''Agave salmiana'' (also known as ''maguey pulquero'' and green maguey) is a species of the family Asparagaceae, native to central and southern Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa, Italy, Spain, especially in the Canary Isl ...

'', ''

Agave victoriae-reginae ''Agave victoriae-reginae'', the Queen Victoria agave or royal agave, is a small species of succulent flowering perennial plant, noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves, and popular as an ornamental. This agave is highly ...

'', ''

Aloe arborescens ''Aloe arborescens'', the krantz aloe or candelabra aloe, is a species of flowering succulent perennial plant that belongs to the genus ''Aloe'', which it shares with the well known and studied ''Aloe vera''. The specific epithet ''arborescens'' ...

'', ''

Aloe succotrina ''Aloe succotrina'', the Fynbos aloe, is an aloe which is endemic to Cape Town and the south-western corner of the Western Cape, South Africa. Distribution ''Aloe succotrina'' is naturally found on the Cape Peninsula, and as far as Mossel Bay to ...

'', ''

Aloe ferox ''Aloe ferox'', commonly known as bitter aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. This woody aloe is indigenous to southern Africa. It is one of several ''Aloe'' species used to make bitter aloes, a purgative medication ...

'', ''

Aloiampelos ciliaris ''Aloiampelos ciliaris'' (formerly ''Aloe ciliaris''), the common climbing-aloe, is a thin-leaved and generally rapidly-growing succulent plant from Southern Africa. Appearance, growth and flowering The common climbing-aloe can be differentiate ...

'', ''

Carpobrotus edulis ''Carpobrotus edulis'' is a creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus '' Carpobrotus'', native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant, highway ice plant, or vygie. Description ''Carpobrotus eduli ...

'', ''

Echeveria elegans ''Echeveria elegans'', the Mexican snow ball, God's Throne, Mexican gem or white Mexican rose is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Crassulaceae, native plant, native to semi-desert habitats in Mexico. Description ''Ech ...

'', '' Euphorbia coerulescens'', ''

Pachyphytum oviferum ''Pachyphytum oviferum'', the sugaralmond plant or moonstone, is a species of plant in the genus ''Pachyphytum''. The meaning of the name ''Pachyphytum oviferum'' is ''thick plant bearing eggs''. It comes from Mexico, in the rocky cliffs of the ...

'', and '' Yucca elephantipes''.Patrick Le Tiec, ''Le Jardin exotique d'Èze'', Monaco : Graphic Service, 2000, 48 p.

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