Singapore, 8th January 2017 – This nature park comprising of 101 hectares of reclaimed land consists of waterfront gardens, namely: Bay East Garden, Bay South Garden and Bay Central Garden.
The conservatory complex has two cooled conservatories – the Flower Dome (Chinese: 花穹) and the Cloud Forest (Chinese: 云雾林), situated along the edge of Marina Reservoir.
At 1.2 hectares, the Flower Dome is the world’s largest columnless glasshouse. It replicates a mild, dry climate and features plants found in the Mediterranean and other semi-arid tropical regions such as South America, South Africa and Australia.
The Cloud Forest is higher and is sized at 0.8 hectares. It replicates the cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions between 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level, found in South-East Asia, Middle- and South America.
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