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There are a few audio guide stations in the cemetery with stories and information.
Clustered Bellflower
Campanula glomerata
This deciduous tree has a rounded crown with glossy, ovate green leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of fragrant white to pink blossoms, followed by crisp, colorful fruit in late summer and autumn.
Credits: Etienne-F59 / Pixabay nuotr.
Meadow Sage
Salvia pratensis
This perennial herb has slender spikes of vibrant purple-blue flowers. Its soft, gray-green leaves are lance-shaped, creating a striking contrast that attracts pollinators in meadows and gardens.
Credits: Nennieinszweidrei / Pixabay nuotr.
Apple Tree
Malus x domestica
This deciduous tree has a rounded crown with glossy, ovate green leaves. In spring, it produces clusters of fragrant white to pink blossoms, followed by crisp, colorful fruit in late summer and autumn.
Credits: jhenning / Pixabay nuotr.
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthenum vulgare
This cheerful wildflower has white petals surrounding a bright yellow center, resembling a classic daisy. Its slender green stems and finely textured leaves add charm to meadows and gardens.
Credits: JA2020 / Pixabay nuotr.
Carlton daffodil
Narcissus ‘Carlton’
This bulbous plant produces bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with a central corona surrounded by six petal-like tepals. Its slender, green leaves grow upright, adding cheerful spring color.
Credits: by akirEVarga via Pixabay
There are a few audio guide stations in the cemetery with stories and information.
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Narcissus ‘Carlton’
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Narcissus ‘Dutch master’
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Achillea millefolium ‘Lilac Beauty’, lilac beauty common yarrow
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’, karl foerster feather reed grass
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Campanula glomerata, clustered bellflower
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Centaurea cyanus, cornflower
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Daucus carota, wild carrot
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Dianthus carthusianorum, carthusian pink
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Echium vulgare, viper’s bugloss
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Filipendula vulgaris, meadowsweet
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Galium verum, yellow bedstraw
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Geranium pratense, meadow cranesbill
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Knautia arvensis, field scabious
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Leucanthemum vulgare, oxeye daisy
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Linaria vulgaris, yellow toadflax
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Narcissus ‘Carlton’
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Narcissus ‘Dutch Master’
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Origanum vulgare, oregano
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Salvia pratensis, meadow sage
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Scabiosa columbaria, pincushion flower
A characteristic feature of the typical Lithuania’s rural landscape, the orchard area includes apple trees that evoke the region’s agricultural heritage. Nearby, a beehive nestled within flowering meadows supports biodiversity while serving both symbolic and practical purposes – the museum hosts its own bees and will produce honey on-site. Honey and apples, traditionally eaten together during Jewish celebrations such as Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), symbolize hope and sweetness for the
year ahead, connecting the landscape to Jewish cultural traditions.
A large area of the site is also planted with daffodils. The Lost Shtetl Museum is part of the Daffodil Project, an initiative that aspires to create a world-wide Living Holocaust Memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils. Each flower honours the memory of the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust and stands in solidarity with children affected by humanitarian crises around the world today..
There are a few audio guide stations in the cemetery with stories and information.
Located on the plateau overlooking the surrounding fields, the perennial garden offers a vivid reminder of the plant diversity native to the local landscape.
The wetlands consist of a series of lakes of varying depths, surrounded by tall grasses and flowering plants.
As visitors approach the museum building, the landscape gradually shifts in scale – from the expansive wetlands and fields to the more intimate garden spaces nestled between the museum volumes.
