The sea buckthorn blossoms in the Styrian mountain region of Joglland are a captivating natural spectacle
Even the Styrian writer Peter Rosegger, who was born near the SANDICCA sea buckthorn gardens, could never have dreamed of this. In their fifth year, the sea buckthorn bushes, originally from Nepal, are already blossoming in Austria’s first plantation of its kind, in Styrian Joglland, creating a natural spectacle. It’s that time again! The approximately 6,000 sea buckthorn bushes are now in full bloom for the next 10 days and can be visited at any time.
Fruit formation in sea buckthorn
The sea buckthorn plant is dioecious and consists of female and male bushes. For the berries to form, the female plant must be pollinated by the pollen from the male flowers. As this occurs through wind pollination, fertilisation depends on favourable pollen dispersal.
The flower buds form every year between the beginning of the growing season and midsummer, together with the vegetative buds, and open in the spring of the following year. Both the female and male flower buds open approximately 7 days before the leaves begin to develop. This produces very small yellowish flowers, usually before the leaves appear in mid-April. Both the female and male flowers are strikingly small.
TIP: Experience the natural spectacle in the Styrian mountain region of Joglland up close
The SANDICCA sea buckthorn gardens, located at an altitude of 840 metres, can be visited all year round. With advance registration, guided tours with tastings of the SANDICCA organic sea buckthorn Detox teas and the organically produced native sea buckthorn fruit pulp oil are also available on weekends.
SANDICCA sea buckthorn gardens: Longitude: 15.798688, Latitude: 47.451235
