How Many Botanical Gardens In South Africa

What are Botanical Gardens?

A botanical garden or botanic garden is a garden with a documented collection of living plants for scientific research, conservation, display, and education. Typically plants are labeled with their botanical names. 

How Many Botanical Gardens In South Africa?

South Africa’s National Botanical GardensSouth Africa has ten National Botanical Gardens which are managed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.

KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

FREE STATE NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDENS

HAROLD PORTER NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

WALTER SISULU NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDENS

PIETERMARITZBURG NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

Which province is Botanical Gardens?

Placement of the garden. Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

What is the oldest botanical garden in Africa?

The Durban Botanic Gardens

The Durban Botanic Gardens (Est. 1849) is currently Africa’s oldest surviving botanic garden and remains a national and local City asset actively contributing to plant conservation and plant-based education.

Which is the garden province in South Africa?

KwaZulu-Natal

Often referred to as the Garden Province, KwaZulu-Natal is located on the Eastern seaboard of South Africa, lapped by the waters of the Indian Ocean. It is one of South Africa’s nine provinces.