Species conservation project: Endangered plant species on Peacock Island

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  Thomas Dürbye from the Botanical Garden waters freshly planted fragrant cabicots in front of the Meierei on Peacock Island.

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  In a pilot project organised by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) and the Botanical Gardens, rare broom species are being planted on Peacock Island.

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  In a pilot project on Peacock Island, garden teams from the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) and employees from the Botanical Gardens are planting rare species of gorse, among others, which are threatened with extinction.

Three endangered Berlin plant species are to be saved from disappearing on the Pfaueninsel.

On Thursday morning, two species of broom and fragrant cabbages were planted in the 67-hectare landscaped park near the border with Brandenburg - a total of 150 plants were planned. "It is a prelude with flowering, emblematic species that were once typical of Berlin but are now only found here occasionally," said the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden, Thomas Borsch, to the German Press Agency. The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation and the Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation are also involved in the pilot project. According to the Botanical Garden, more than 700 species of wild plants are endangered in Berlin.