Here we are at the heart of Piuca’s garden and at the entrance to one of its most biodiverse areas, thanks to its sheltered, bright, and cool location, where the abundance of water is clearly perceptible. In this part of the garden, many Himalayan plants from Yunnan and Sichuan have been introduced, collected during botanical expeditions in which the owners had the good fortune to participate. These plants have been cultivated without forcing their adaptation and with full awareness that they would not pose a competitive threat to the native flora.
Over more than thirty years of cultivation, these species have proven their ability to adapt to this latitude, thanks to the area’s very specific and localized microclimate. Most of these plants were introduced after being propagated from seed, a key factor in their successful acclimatization.
Altitude: 550 m above sea level
Area: 1,460 sqm
Soil type: humus-rich, sandy, loose rocky soil, neutral to acidic
Cultivated plants: Cotinus × ‘Grace’, Cinnamomum camphora, Ilicium floridanum, Osmanthus yunnanensis, Viburnum carlesii, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia japonica, Trachycarpus fortunei, Prunus mume, Pleioblastus fortunei, Phyllostachys nigrescens, Phyllostachys spectabilis
Wild plants of note:Cyclamen hederifolium, Cyclamen repandum, Clematis flammula, Iris tuberosus
