The culture of alpine plants in Innsbruck has an old tradition. Already in 1864 Prof. Anton Kerner published a book with the title 'The Culture of Alpine Plants'. He describes more than 550 plants he had raised himself, their preferred soil types, and gives other important advices for the culture of alpine plants. In contrast to a common rockgarden consisting of a mixture of mostly low growing plants and hybrids an alpinum is arranged by scientific viewpoints.
Our alpinum is divided geographically and geologically . Together with an area for ferns, a moorbed and four combined ponds it covers more than 2000 m².Today we grow more than 1000 plants from all, non tropical, alpine regions of the world. Most of these plants have been raised by us from seeds coming direct from their natural locations. Within the alpinum we do not grow any horticultural hybrids.
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Alpinum Alpinum Rockgarden
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Alpinum Übersicht Alpinum
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Vella spinosa Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Globularia repens Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Paronychia polygonifolia Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Primula marginata Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Ranunculus gramineus Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Saxifraga umbrosa Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Alpine Plants from the Westalps and the Pyrenees
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Vitaliana primuliflora Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Carex baldensis Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Chamaecytisus purpureus Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Dianthus pavonius Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Euphorbia myrsinites Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Geranium argenteum Alpine plants from the South Alps
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Minuartia sp. Alpine plants from the South alps
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Dryas octopetala Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Erinus alpinus Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Gypsophila repens Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Minuartia verna Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Globularia cordifolia - Nördliche Kalkalpen Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Pulsatilla pratensis Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Primula auricula Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Pulsatilla pratensis Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Valeriana saliunca Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Cyclamen purpurascens Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Daphne alpina Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Dianthus sylvestris Alpine plants from the Northern Lime Alps
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Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Cerastium alpinum subsp. lanatum Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Dracocephalum ruyschianum Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Gentiana asclepiadea Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Sedum dasyphyllum Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Pulsatilla vulgaris subsp.grandis Alpine plants from the Central Alps
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Tetragonolobus maritimus Alpine plants from the Central Alps
Picture Gallery Alpine Plants
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Aquilegia chrysantha Alpine plants from North America
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Penstemon grandiflorus Alpine plants from North America
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Dodecatheon sp. Alpine plants from North America
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Lysichiton americanus Alpine plants from North America
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Penstemon sp. Alpine plants from North America
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Alpine plants from North America
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Alpine plants from North America
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Alpine plants from North America
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Arenaria hookeri Alpine plants from North America
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Dryas drummondii Alpine plants from North America
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Lewisia cotyledon Hybrieden Alpine plants from North America
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Phlox subulata 'Temiskaming' Alpine plants from North America
Picture Gallery North America
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Genista carinalis Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Erysimum kotschyanum Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Orostachys spinosa Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Veronica surculosa Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Asperula arcadiensis Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Thymus sp. Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Sedum pachyclados Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Hypericum olympicum Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
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Gentiana paradoxa Alpine plants from the Balkans - Asia Minor - Caucasus
Picture Gallery Balkans-Asia Minor- Caucasus
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Geranium farreri Alpine plants from Asia
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Hebe sp. Alpine plants from New Zealand
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Rheum tibeticum Alpine plants from Asia
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Trollius asiaticus Alpine plants from Asia
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Adonis amurensis Alpine plants from Asia
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Alpine plants from Asia
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Alpine plants from Asia
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Aster himalaicus Alpine plants from Asia
Picture Gallery Asia - New Zealand
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Fuchsia maggelanica ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Hepatica nobilis ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Primula denticulata ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Bletilla striata ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Cypripedium calceolus ALPINUM - Fernarea
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Erythronium dens-canis ALPINUM - Fernarea
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ALPINUM - Fernarea
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ALPINUM - Fernarea
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ALPINUM - Fernarea
Picture Gallery Fernarea
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Asyneuma limonifolium Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Campanula finitima Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Convolvulus compactus Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Eriogonum kennedyi subsp. alpigenum Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Kelseya uniflora Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Leontopodium nivale Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Penstemon davidsonii Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Veronica caespitosa Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Alopecurus lanatus Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Alyssum propinqum Alpine plants in the Sandbed
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Alpine plants in the Sandbed
Picture Gallery Sandbed