Les Épines de Lespinet

Les Épines de Lespinet

Les Épines de Lespinet (2500 m²) is a private botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents. It is located at 38, Les Hauts de Lespinet, Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open by guided tours; an admission fee is charged.

The garden is intended to recreate a semi-desert American landscape amid banana, citrus, and Mediterranean vegetation. It contains nearly 400 taxa of cacti and succulents, primarily Agave, Opuntia, and Yucca, as well as Nolina and a collection of palm trees from temperate and subtropical regions.

See also

* List of botanical gardens in France

References

* [http://epines-lespinet.fr/ Les Épines de Lespinet]
* [http://www.culture.fr/sections/regions/midi_pyrenees/organisme/03d5ad47ffffffce01c2de5c371c0960 Culture.fr entry (French)]
* [http://www.cactuspro.com/photos.php?action=afficher&id=3079 Cactuspro entry (French)]
* [http://www.pjmp.org/3/?fiche=86 Parcs et Jardins de Midi-Pyrénées entry (French)]


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