Kaunas Botanical Garden: a beauty that has been seen for a long time: you can admire the spectacle even from the most remote Lithuanian cities

“After spending half a year at home when it was cold, it is really refreshing for the body to go outside. And anyway, it’s very nice to see the body and see some colors, ”the passerby told LNK reporters.

“Refreshment for the heart, the abundance of such colors and shades, it really is, especially for a city man,” said another visitor to the park.

Various special types of tulips attract more attention from visitors. For example, the tulips from Alma Adamkiene.

“They grew up in the courtyard of the presidency and then the president and his wife donated a portion of these tulips to the botanical garden,” said Rita Maršelienė, curator of the tulip collection.

Amber Lithuania also grows up here, and the employee indicated that the name was picked up by Lithuanian children.

“Unfortunately, I don’t remember the last name of the girl who came up with the idea that it would be” Amber Lithuania “. In fact, she (tulip -” Delphi “) has a beautiful yellow, where you can think of amber.”

“Genovaitė”, which is bred by a Lithuanian breeder, also flourishes. Previously, at least 10 Lithuanian tulips bloomed in the garden, but only this one survived due to the flower virus.

“A teacher from Panevėžys Mykolas Radzevičius brought this variety and named it after his wife Genovaitė. Strong, big, as you can see, and the ring is big and beautiful, ”said R. Maršelienė.

Especially because of the tulips, people come from the most distant cities.

“A good photo is really, beautiful, colorful,” said the man sitting on the bench.

“For me personally, this is postoperative rehab. The first outing of this type to the field ”, commented a very happy visitor.

Botanists rest on half a thousand varieties and species of tulips. Up to 160 of them are new.

“There are species here that come from nature and I have never seen such tulips in supermarkets. They may be difficult to reproduce, perhaps anyway, but they have a lot of flowers, I have not seen them in Lithuania yet, ”said R. Maršelienė.

Botanists say that due to the changeable weather, tulips can rejoice extremely briefly this year.