Type of Attraction: Landmark/Point of interest
Summary:The Gardens are comprised of 25 hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds located north of the capital city of Port of Spain.
Description: The Gardens are comprised of twenty-five (25) hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds located north of the capital city of Port of Spain.
Trinidad and Tobago are the southern-most islands of the Caribbean and enjoy a tropical climate with a distinct dry season (from January to May) and a wet season (from June to December). It has a mean annual temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and an average rainfall of 1526 mm per year.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, established in 1818, is one of the oldest gardens in the West Indies which has had a continuous existence.
Today, the gardens consist of approximately seven hundred (700) trees of which thirteen percent (13%) are indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago. Trees in our gardens represent every continent of the world.
The objectives of the Royal Botanic Gardens are as follows:
Conservation
Education
Research
Recreation
The Orchid Display House is a new feature, which will showcase some of our native orchids and some showy tropical hybrids.
The orchid family is one of the largest families of plants with well over 20,000 described species. In Trinidad and Tobago, the family is extremely well represented with almost 200 species recorded.
Most orchids are found in the tropics. They can be either epiphytic or terrestrial. Our display house will showcase orchids from different climatic zones within the tropical region.
The work of the Botanic Gardens is supported by an active Friends of Botanic Gardens Association which meets every month.
Opening Hours:
Sunday to Sunday
365 days a year
6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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