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Greenhouses of the world: Nice, France, “The Green Diamond”

26 April 2017 · 1 min read · by Alex Mielnikau · updated 30 September 2022

Tropical greenhouse in Nice, France

Having a stopover in the third busiest airport in France, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport? Or spending your vacation on French Riviera? Plan a couple of hours before or between your flights to visit Parc Phoenix.

Having a stopover in the third busiest airport in France, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport? Or spending your vacation on French Riviera? Plan a couple of hours before or between your flights to visit Parc Phoenix.

From the distance you might think that a huge UFO has attempted to land in the airport, missed just a few hundred meters and got into a beautiful parc nearby. The UFO is called The Green Diamond and is a huge greenhouse with 6 different tropical bioms inside.

Bild in 1990, with 7 000 m2 and 25m high it houses a huge collection of both rare and typical tropical plants. It is even complete with a pond with a flock of live flamingo.

The Green Diamond In the greenhouse Palm in the greenhouse Medunilla magnifica Travelers tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) Hawaiian Ti plant (Cordilyne fruticosa) Inflorescence of Chamaedorea elegans Tropical plants in Nice greenhouse Cream hibiscus Croton flowers and berries Croton flowers Fasciated inflorescence of Trichostigma peruvianum Trichostigma peruvianum cristata form Euphorbia milii Flowering garden croton Palm trunk (Areca vestiaria) Tropical flower in Nice greenhouse Tropical flowers in Nice greenhouse Fruiting Ficus roxburghii Tropical greenhouse in Nice, France

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