Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling

Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling

Darjeeling abounds in scenic beauty and a host of spots to go for sightseeing: the sunrise on Tiger Hill, a number of Buddhist temples popularly known as the monasteries, museums, zoological gardens and botanical gardens. Sightseeing in Darjeeling is a real pleasure and a visual treat for any local or foreign visitor. The Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling is a famous place and known for the beautiful collection of flora, some native to the region. Apart from this botanical garden mention can also be made of the Bengal Natural History Museum in Darjeeling and the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling as a world famous museum and zoo respectively.

The Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling was laid by Mr.W.Lloyd in the middle of the 19th century. The garden displays a beautiful collection of orchids of various colors and also other Himalayan plants and flowers. The intoxicating hue of the orchids and the other beautiful flowers make the place worth visiting.

The Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling comprises of hothouses. These houses are specially created for the orchids. There are over thousand species of orchid displayed in the hothouses of the Lloyd Botanical Garden at Darjeeling. Apart from the orchids the other species of flora that are available in the garden are azaleas. These are basically shrubs but presently they are recognized more as the sub genre of the rhododendrons. The garden also displays a large number of magnolias. All of these plants are available in the Himalayan areas and mainly in Sikkim.

The Lloyd Botanical Garden of Darjeeling, India also comprises of the arum lilies, geraniums, tree-ferns and conifers. There are several plants which are collected from Europe and displayed in the garden. Among these mention can be made of the, blackberry, hawthorn, broom, horse, chestnut, ash, birch, lilac and the like. The Lloyd Botanical Garden at Darjeeling also displays a number of eucalyptus and silver oaks. There are about 150 species of Cactii and Savcculents on display.

The visitors would love to visit the Lloyd Botanical Garden of Darjeeling during the autumn. The road over the hills are all covered by the fallen leaves and colored in rust and golden. The Lloyd Botanical Garden of Darjeeling hosts a flower show during the summer season which is treat to any visitor's eyes. The garden remains open from 6 AM to 5PM. While on a trip to Darjeeling the Lloyd Botanical Garden at Darjeeling is a must visit for any tourists and mores so for the botanists.

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