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The Montreal Botanical Garden is a prominent botanical garden that features a diverse array of plant collections and specialized gardens. Its significant holdings include:
- Plant Collections: Commercially important plants, medicinal herbs, alpine plants, woodland plants, ferns, bonsai, cacti and other succulents, begonias, aroids, bromeliads, gesneriads, and orchids.1
- Specialized Gardens and Features: The site includes water gardens, a rock garden organized by geographic region, an arboretum, and a collection of perennial herbaceous plants for home gardeners.1
- Ethnobotanical Collection: A dedicated First Nations garden features plants of ethnobotanical importance to Native Americans.1
These collections are supported by extensive facilities, including 10 public display greenhouses and 23 greenhouses dedicated to research and service functions.1