Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy | Sri Lanka travel 4K
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The Peradeniya Botanical Garden or Royal Botanical Garden was designed in the 19th century near Kandy. Today, it has become the largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka with its 60 ha laid out in a loop of the Mahavaeli Ganga river and has around 4,000 different plant species. The star of the garden is undoubtedly the Java fig tree, planted in the middle of a lawn that alone covers 1,600 m², but the orchid greenhouse is not to be outdone with its collection of multicolored flowers.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest in Sri Lanka). 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. 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 Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.
