For the 64th time in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden (NBS) started a beautiful Ball of chrysanthemums. In 2017, the exhibition presents 37 thousand bushes of flowers. Most were located in the arboretum in the form of a beautiful open flower, which covers an area of 773 square meters. m
History of Nikitsky Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden was created at the beginning of the 19th century and is considered one of the oldest research organizations in the Russian Federation. The Nikitsky Botanical Garden was founded by a famous biologist at the time, whose name was Christian Steven. In order for the garden to be enriched with new plants as quickly as possible, Steven tried to establish business relations with well-known botanical organizations in Europe, the United States of America and Asia. This made it possible to collect original and unusual expositions of species and forms of different cultures on the territory of the botanical garden.
It was understood that the creation of the garden would contribute to and accelerate the pace of development of agricultural production in southern Russia by introducing new technologies for its time:
- introductions;
- acclimatization;
- selection;
- widespread southern fruit, flower, ornamental, new industrial crops, medicinal and other useful plants;
- research and active study of local plant resources.
3 years after the foundation, the garden began to produce the first catalogs of plants, which were published with the aim of selling 95 species of apple trees, 58 species of pears, 6 berry and 15 ornamental species. After 12 years, the founder of Steven was able to collect about 459 varieties of exotic plants. According to the initial layout, it was assumed the free placement of plants that would be combined with lawns and flower beds.
In 1824, Christian Khristianovich moved to live in Simferopol and decided to transfer the garden to the hands of his assistant Nikolai Andreyevich Gartvis, leaving the leadership of this organization behind him. The new ruler of the botanical garden gave the institution his whole life. For almost 20 years, he was his permanent director. Over the years, the garden collection has been increased almost 2 times. Relations with various trade organizations located in Western Europe and the United States were strengthened. Hartvis was able to collect a beautiful exposition of conifers: giant sequoias from California, cedars, cypresses and pines. After 4 years, in order to learn practical gardening, a special school was arranged in the garden. Around the same time, fan palm trees, magnolias, plane trees took root here.
Current state
The heavy damage to the NBS was brought by the occupation by German troops during the war. The military eliminated a huge number of plants. At the end of hostilities in the Nikitsky garden began to work on the renewal. The head of the institution, having traveled a long way through the cities of Poland and Germany, was able to find and restore the herbarium taken out during the war.
At that time, when the institution was part of Ukraine, the herbarium collection located in the garden was awarded the status of the national treasure of Ukraine.
Since the spring of 2014, Crimea was annexed to Russia. At the same time, in connection with the decree, the organization "Nikitsky Botanical Garden - Crimean Scientific Center" was created.
The garden hosts exhibitions of roses, tulips, irises, clematis and daylilies. In addition, every year a luxurious Chrysanthemum Ball is held. We will tell more about it later in our article.
Nikitsky Botanical Garden: Ball of Chrysanthemums
At the end of autumn, the “golden time” is already coming to an end on the southern coast of Crimea. And in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden on the Ball of Chrysanthemums passes a demonstration of a true riot of colors, represented by beautiful flowers - chrysanthemums. This year, 360 species of chrysanthemums are on display, of which 45 are of new selection.
A ball of chrysanthemums in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden is the traditional end of the flower year. For the first time, an open-air exhibition was presented in 1953. The date of the Ball of chrysanthemums in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden in 2017 fell on October 25. The flower exhibition will take a little more than a month in duration; it is planned to close in early December. The exhibition is open every day, seven days a week, starting from 8 in the morning. The price of an admission ticket for an adult is 300 rubles, for children - 150 rubles.
Central exposition
The original composition “Petal” appeared with the help of winding paths that frame collection chrysanthemums radially diverging from the main flowerbed in the form of a circle. The paths in contact with each other create curtains - eight "petals". Each is made up of one primary color and its many shades - from light to dark.
Being near the central composition, you can notice the most common colors, which is typical for chrysanthemums. It represents 8 colors with their various shades: white, yellow, orange, red, raspberry, pink, purple and ocher.
New varieties of flowers
In 2017, the Ball of Chrysanthemums pleases guests with almost 200 species of chrysanthemums, of which about 50 were bred by breeders of the botanical garden. New varieties of flowers will be shown to visitors for the first time. On separate flower beds, new exhibits were planted - 45 small-flowered and 13 large-flowered hybrid forms.
Since 2016, for the first time in the history of the garden, the tradition of assigning original names to new colors has been introduced. This year also any visitor who came to the Botanical Garden on the Ball of Chrysanthemums can come up with a name for the new flower they like or send their feedback via the Internet.
The exhibition shows various flowers from three parts of the world: America, Asia and Europe. The planted chrysanthemums, according to established custom, will be located in the upper part of the botanical garden at the place where the tulip parade usually takes place in spring.
Queen and Princess Exhibition
Also, according to the custom, which originated about 10 years ago, at the end of the exposition, the queen and princess of the Ball of chrysanthemums 2017 will be announced. This interesting and good custom has taken root in the institution, and now the regulars of the exhibition can not present a flower exhibition without a voting process.
Color arrangement
Flaunting in two main glades in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, the Ball of Chrysanthemums 2017 surprises visitors with bright colors, various shapes and a rich warm-chalky aroma of 37,000 different plants.
The collection of flowers is a fabulous, magical country. Butterflies fly over dozens of chrysanthemums and bees sweep through. The sweet aroma of chrysanthemums has a bewitching effect. Fragrant flowers over a large area give the guests of the Botanical Garden a high spirits, as well as the joy of beautiful communication and enjoying the impeccability of nature.