Beautiful Orchids at the Royal Botanical Gardens  Peradeniya in Kandy



Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya in Sri Lanka is located in close proximity to the city of Kandy the Central Province of the country. It is well known for its collection of a variety of Orchids, co Over 300 varieties of Orchids, spices, medicinal plants, and palm trees in it. It is the National He The total land mass of the botanical garden is 147 acres, situated 460 Meters above sea level with v 200-day annual rainfall, it is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Depar Agriculture. The Botanical Gardens' origins date back to 1371 when King Wickramabahu |l ascended the throne to a court at Peradeniya near Mahaweli River. This was followed by King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe and King Rajadhi Rajasinghe.


was built on this location by King Wimaladharma but it was destroyed by the British when they were given control o
Kandyan Kingdom. Thereafter, the groundwork for a Botanical Garden was formed by Mr. Alexandar Moon in 1821.
Garden at Peradeniya was formally established and plants from Kew Garden at Slave Island, Colombo, and from the Garden in Kalutara were moved up until 1843. The Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya was made more independent and expanded under Mr. George Gardner as its superintendent in 1844. The gardens came under the administration oft the Department of Agriculture when it was established in 1912.