Where are the most unusual Botanic gardens (photos)
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Kirstenbosch Gardens, South Africa
One of the largest Botanical gardens in the world located on the slopes of table mountain to the South-West of the centre of Cape town.
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Here grow rare plants and inhabited by many species of animals. On camphor trees, nests of the African eagle-owl, between the flowering shrubs Guinea fowl roam and do not stop the cicadas.
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Arctic-Alpine Botanic garden, Norway
The Botanical garden in tromsø is located 350 km North of the Arctic circle. It is the northernmost Botanical garden in the world. It was opened in 1994.
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Visit the Botanical garden from late may to early October, when there is no snow. Here are Arctic and Alpine plants from around the Northern hemisphere. The entrance is free.
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Jardin Botánico In Quito, Ecuador
Flora of the Republic of Ecuador is one of the richest in the world, she has more than 17 thousand species of plants. Many of them are represented in the famous Botanical garden of Quito, the country’s capital. It was founded in 1989.
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Royal Botanical garden, Sri Lanka
Botanical garden in Peradeniya is one of the best in Asia and the largest of the three Botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. Its area is almost 60 hectares.
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The city of Kandy, where it is located, was the capital of the Kandy kings, who ruled the inner part of the island — the Hidden Kingdom until 1802. It was laid out for Queen’s in the second half of the XVIII century. The garden is famous for its collection of orchids (300), spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.
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The Singapore Botanic gardens
Botanical garden in Singapore is the only tropical garden recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. It was created in 1859 and played an important role in scientific research, particularly relating to rubber.
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Thanks to the Equatorial climate, the garden has the largest collection of colors (more than 1200 species and 2,000 hybrids), there is a huge collection of orchids.
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