PLANTS

An important task of the Garden is the cultivation and investigation of endemic species of Slovenia. A number of them have been successfully grown in the Garden, some in the cultivation section: 

• Juvan's houseleek (Sempervivum juvanii)

• Hladnikia (Hladnikia pastinacifolia)

• Hladnik's scopolia (Scopolia carniolica f. hladnikiana)

They could be re-introduced into their endangered natural habitats.

The Garden shelters quite a number of endangered plants, among them some that have become extinct in nature. One of them is Fleischmann's parsnip (Pastinaca sativa var. fleischmanni), that occupies a very special position. It was found on the grounds of the Ljubljana Castle in the first half of the 19^th century; having disappeared from its natural habitats, now definitely growing in the cultivation section only.

Some from the group of endangered that grown in cultivation section:

• snake's-head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris),

• hemlock (Conium maculatum),

• trumpet gentian (Gentiana kochiana),

 and vulnerable species:

• Carex limosa,

• bog arum (Calla palustris),

• Viola uliginosa.

We also breed plants from the borders of their distribution areas:

• Scopoli's rock-cress (Arabis scopoliana),

• Dinaric chickweed (Cerastium dinaricum),

• broad-leafed anemone (Anemone hortensis).

Numerous other plants have their classical finding sites in our territory, which means that the corresponding species were described on the basis of these plants. They surely deserve respect since they carried the name of Slovenia far beyond the borders of the country. For instance, the Province of Carniola was known for Blagay's daphne (Daphne blagayana).

Certificates
Botanic Garden Conservation International
BGCI conservation practitioner

Projects

Active projects:
Noč moč
LIFE SEEDFORCE

Past projects:
LIFE NATURAVIVA

Selected publications:

• THE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENS LJUBLJANA THE GUARDIANS OF BIODIVERSITY FOR 210 YEARS
• DAFFODILS IN SLOVENIA
• WILD ROSES DIVERSITY (ROSA L.) IN SLOVENIA
• FLEISCHMANN'S PARSNIP (PASTINACA SATIVA L. VAR. FLEISCHMANNI (HLADNIK) BURNAT)
• WILD ROSES (ROSA L.) IN SLOVENIA
• ANDREJ FLEISCHMANN (1804-1867), GARDENER AND HEAD OF THE BOTANIC GARDENS IN LJUBLJANA
• COMMON SNOWDROP (GALANTHUS NIVALIS L.) IN SLOVENIA
• WHITE-FLOWERED VARIETIES IN SLOVENIAN FLORA
• HELLEBORUS (HELLEBORUS L.) IN SLOVENIA
• FRANC HLADNIK - FOUNDER OF THE LJUBLJANA BOTANIC GARDEN
• CROCUS (CROCUS L.) IN SLOVENIA
• 200 YEARS - BOTANIC GARDENS IN LJUBLJANA
• COMMON CYCLAMEN (CYCLAMEN PURPURASCENS MILL.) AND ITS DIVERSITY IN SLOVENIA

Articles:

• New Varieties of the Common Cyclamen (Cyclamen purpurascens Mill.) in Slovenia
• Characterization of the Slovene Autochthonous Rose Hybrid Rosa pendulina x spinosissima (Rosa reversa Waldst. and Kit) Using Biochemical Patterns of the Plant Blossoms
• Autochthonous Rose Hybrid Rosa pendulina x spinosissima Overshines Main Genotype Rosa pendulina in the Biochemical Characteristics of Their Hips
• Plant Species Turnover on Forest Gaps after Natural Disturbances in the Dinaric Fir Beech Forests (Omphalodo-Fagetum sylvaticae)
• Plant Functional Traits of Plants Species Colonizing Forest Gaps
• In Situ Conservation of Dry Meadows
• Nectar Production and Three Main Sugars in Nectar of Salvia pratensis and Salvia glutinosa in Correlation with Abiotic Factors
• New Cultivars of Galanthus nivalis in Slovenia
• Effect of Abiotic Factors on Nectar Quality and Secretion of Two Early Spring Species, Galanthus nivalis L. and Helleborus niger L.