Jardin d'Éden, Île de la Réunion

About

The Garden of Eden is a small private garden located in France on the island of La Réunion, at the Hermitage in the commune of Saint-Paul, on the west coast of the island, close to the beaches and the main tourist resorts of the island. Accessible to the public, it has nearly 300 endemic, native and exotic plant species. Explanatory panels, a guide and digital booklet are available to learn more about flora.

Designed in English with sauvage tropical vegetation, it takes less than an hour to visit. Some plants are remarkable for their flowering, such as Jade's Liane (circa September), others for their fruiting, such as Bread Fruit or Bilimbi, while some are rare, such as Mambolo, or are considered threatened species like the brown Mazambron (Aloe macra) or the red Latanier, two endemic species. It is sometimes possible to observe the small fauna of the Reunion gardens: insects, reptiles including the Endormi (Furcifer pardalis) or the Gecko, whose Phelsuma grandis, some musky shrews not to mention the birds of the island (Cardinal, sad Martin, white Zoizos).