The Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zurich is one of the world's largest and most significant collections of succulent plants. It was opened in September 1931, after Jules Brann, a department store owner, donated cacti gardener Jakob Gasser's well-known collection to the City of Zurich.
Succulent plants come from dry areas and are able to store water. Cacti are succulent plants but not all succulent plants are cacti. There are over 50 plant families and the collection includes about 9,000 varieties of succulent plants. The collection covers a total area of 4750 m2, with 6 public show buildings, 700 m2 of greenhouses for acclimatization, breeding, wintering and protection and 550 m2 of bedding frames which can be heated.
There are also outdoor areas with winter-hardy succulent plants. However these are not accessible during the winter months.
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