Hwaseong City Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden Designated as 'Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation Institution'

The Hwaseong City Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden, which opened in 2010 in Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong Special City, has been designated as a rare and endemic plant conservation institution.

Hwaseong Special City (Mayor Jung Myeong-geun) announced on the 4th that the Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden received notification from Korea National Institute of Forest Science as the 33rd such designated facility nationwide.

The Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden, set on a total of 128,312㎡ of land featuring a stone mountain representing Korea's scenic landscape, a year-round pavilion in Korean traditional architecture style, outdoor flower beds, and a stone forest garden, has been attracting visitors as a botanical garden where more than 1,000 plant species can be enjoyed throughout all four seasons.

This designation follows the 'National Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation Project' operated by Korea National Institute of Forest Science under the Korea Forest Service. The Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden has been collecting diverse plant resources, propagating, cultivating, and managing them while conducting related research.

Going forward, the Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden will strengthen its system for collection, propagation, conservation, management, and exhibition of rare and endemic plants and will implement the 'ex-situ conservation' function to preserve plants outside their natural habitats.

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun of Hwaseong Special City said, "This designation is significant in that the Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden is expanding its role from a display and viewing space to an institution that conserves precious plant resources," adding "We will develop it into a space where citizens can learn about and appreciate the value of plant resources."

Meanwhile, Hwaseong Special City is promoting a large-scale green space creation project called 'Botanic Garden Hwaseong,' which links the Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden with Yeoul Park in the eastern district.