20 List of Famous Botanical Gardens in India with Images
A botanical garden is a place where a variety of plants, especially conifers, ferns, and other flowering plants are grown and displayed for a show as well as for education purposes. However, in today’s world, most of the botanical gardens are concerned with exhibiting ornamental plants that are eye appealing and taxonomic order. India is a host of numerous botanical gardens, most of which have been created to preserve the endangered species and develop seeds to replenish the reducing forests. Check out the best botanical gardens here.
20 Largest Botanical Gardens in India with Pictures:
With the rapid urbanization, the concrete jungles are taking the place of natural forests. Such jungles can be perilous questioning the very existence of humans and hence comes the role of Botanical gardens in India.
1. Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden:
Spread over an area of 432 acres, the Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden is the largest of its kind in the Northeastern region of India. Though the zoo was opened in 1957, the botanical garden was added to it only in the year 1982, which was further expanded in the year 2002 by adding 45 hectares of the Hengrabari Reserve Forest to it. The total area covered by the botanical garden is 82 hectares and comprises of a unique diversity of flora and fauna preserved in it.
- City: Guwahati
- State: Assam
- Best Time to Visit: October to March
How to Reach:
- The nearest airport is the Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport which is at a distance of 25km from the main city and well connected to the other cities of India. It is perhaps the most convenient way of reaching Guwahati.
- Guwahati railway station is within the city.
2. Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan:
Also known as the Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden, The Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan is located in the Patna city of Bihar. In the year 1969, the park was first established as a botanical garden and houses more than 300 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. It also features a nursery for medicinal plants, a fern house, an orchid house, a glass house, and a rose garden.
