Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya

Royal Botanic Gardens of Sri Lanka
Coleus border in the Flower garden near the Orchid house
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TypeBotanical garden
LocationPeradeniya, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°16′16″N 80°35′44″E / 7.27111°N 80.59556°E / 7.27111; 80.59556 (Botanical Garden of Peradeniya)
Area147 acres (59 ha)
Createdaround 1750
Operated byDepartment of National Botanic Gardens, Sri Lanka
StatusOpen all year
WebsiteDepartment of National Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors.[1] It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest river in Sri Lanka).[2] It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.[3] Attached to it is the "National Herbarium of Sri Lanka". The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Department of national botanic gardens.

  1. ^ "Performance Report 2016" (PDF). Department of National Botanic Gardens. 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Peradeniya Botanical Garden".
  3. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya Official Guide Map 2013