The Saxon Citrus Days showcase the historical orangery culture and citrus tradition in Saxony. Experience the diversity of citrus plants in the orangeries!
For several years now, bitter orange stems in blue and white diagonally striped containers have enriched the Grosssedlitz Baroque Garden. With this eye-catching pot color, they clearly stand out from the rest of the baroque garden. What are they all about, where do they come from and why are they here? Under the title Performance of the Zwingerpomeranzen the 11th Saxon Citrus Days offer a stage to the orangeries under Augustus the Strong. The Saxon sovereign, who acquired Großsedlitz in 1723, was a passionate collector of citrus plants. In his time, there were up to 3,000 citrus trees of different species and varieties in the Dresden court gardens.
This year's exhibition will focus on questions about the Zwinger stock and the diversity of historical varieties.
We invite you to get to know the citrus family and the challenges of orangery culture through fruits, dates and facts. Citrus cultivation has been documented on Saxon territory for 550 years: an enormous continuity of plant cultivation.
The event will take place in both orangeries
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