Darwin’s experimental garden

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Darwin’s experimental garden is the outdoor research space at Down House where Charles Darwin conducted many of his key botanical and evolutionary experiments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical garden area
component of Down House grounds
historical research site
associatedPerson Charles Darwin
Emma Darwin
associatedWithWork Insectivorous Plants
On the Origin of Species
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
The Power of Movement in Plants
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
country United Kingdom
currentUse educational site
museum interpretation space
documentedIn Darwin manuscripts
surface form: Darwin’s notebooks and correspondence
hasFeature experimental beds
lawn areas used for plant experiments
paths used for observation and measurement
heritageStatus part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Darwin’s Home and Workplace, Down House)
historicalPeriodOfUse c. 1840s–1880s
locatedIn Down House
Downe, Kent, England
notableExperimentType climbing plant movement studies
cross- and self-fertilisation of plants
flower morphology and pollinator interaction studies
insectivorous plant feeding experiments
variation under domestication experiments
openToPublic true
operator English Heritage
partOf Down House garden
primaryUse botanical experiments
evolutionary biology experiments
relatedConcept artificial selection
experimental evolution
plant reproductive strategies
relatedPlace Darwin’s sandwalk
surface form: Darwin’s sandwalk at Down House

Down House
researchField botany
evolutionary biology
natural selection
plant physiology
pollination biology
significance key site in the development of evolutionary theory
primary outdoor laboratory for Charles Darwin
timePeriod 19th century
usedBy Charles Darwin

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Down House, Downe, Kent hasGarden Darwin’s experimental garden
Darwin’s study nearbyFeature Darwin’s experimental garden
Down House significantEvent Darwin’s experimental garden
this entity surface form: Charles Darwin conducted botanical experiments there