Rose garden

Wetland garden

The Wetland Garden collection covers an area of 1255 m ² and forms part of the flora of the JBB’s Main Lake ( Figs 1D View FIG ; 2E View FIG ). Its primary objective is to strengthen the conservation of aquatic flora from Bogotá’s wetlands through an ex-situ conservation strategy, which includes research on the propagation ( Fig. 3B View FIG ), monitoring, and establishment of plants within the living collections, while also promoting the creation of habitats for birds ( Martínez Peña & Jaimes Sánchez 2015; Camelo-Mendoza et al. 2016). Additionally, it aims to raise awareness and provide environmental education about wetland ecosystems. The collection includes native emergent species, meaning plants found along wetland edges, such as Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Typha latifolia (L.), Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Soják , and Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H.Hara. It also features species with reduced populations in wetlands within the city, including Marsilea ancylopoda A.Braun , Begonia fischeri Irmsch. , Juncus microcephalus Kunth , and Gratiola bogotensis Cortés ex Pennell ( Rodríguez 2000; Martínez Peña & Jaimes Sánchez 2015). Research has also been conducted on the propagation of the endemic and threatened species Senecio carbonellii S.Díaz ( Martínez-Peña et al. 2024) .