Jardin des serres d’Auteuil

Jardin des serres d’Auteuil is a botanical garden in Paris, at the southern edge of the Bois de Boulogne. Its greenhouse complex lies in Paris’s sixteenth arrondissement. Turquoise-blue cast-iron structures give the buildings their Belle Époque architectural character. Exhibition houses contain palms, succulents, tropical collections, and representatives of several named plant families. The collections include Araceae, Begoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Philodendron, Rhipsalis, and Zingiberaceae. The Palmarium shelters a tall palm reaching towards the top of its dome.

The site first served as a botanical garden in 1761, during the reign of Louis XV. Jean-Camille Formigé designed and built the greenhouses in the late nineteenth century. They became part of the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Paris in 1998. The complex produces plants for interior decoration inside municipal buildings. A small Japanese garden, central lawn, and formal French-style garden shape the grounds. The renovated Orangerie adds another greenhouse to this Parisian botanical setting.