Magnificent Botanical Garden Of Ooty

Sprawled over 55 acre of land the beauty of Botanical Garden of Ooty is that it has a dimension of blossoms and here you will witness some of rare vegetation of world. Lush green ambience and broad walkway where you will get to see some ornamental flowers speaks the volume of wonders.

Mesmerizing species and wide collection of flowers has so much of essence that you would not mind spending hour to understand each of its origin. Owing to its importance the site is maintained by department of Horticulture and they have done a commendable job in preserving the beauty of environment.

All the beautiful lawn and trees you will witness have been collected from different corner of the world and to classify its significance the Botanical garden have divided its core into 4 main section.

Main Attraction of the Garden

Although every section of garden are innovative and inspiring but traveler here walks in to witness 20 million year old fossilized tree, which can be considered as prime attraction of garden. Beside that it has awesome tree species, bushes, flowers, plants, fern house, orchids and many more.

Historical Fact of the Garden

Traveler must understand that Botanical garden of Ooty was a kind initiative of Marquis of Tweedale. It was in 1847 when he idealized his thought and procured the garden as his soul project and at present the garden has become a major attraction of Ooty.

Classified Section of Botanical Garden

As mentioned above the Botanical garden of Ooty has been classified according to its importance and species and below mentioned paragraphs would illustrate more about such classification.

Lower Garden

This section is complimented by the presence of fern house where you will witness 127 species of fern plants. Within such species you have some of the rare species of trees and plants. Traveler must understand that lower garden of Botanical garden of Ooty houses lower lawns where you can stroll in to understand the features of various fern plants.

New Garden

New garden is newly constructed and it is a planned garden, traveler must understand that its development cause was undertaken by Government of Tamil Nadu to cherish more wonders to the prevailing field.

In this section of Botanical garden you will witness some of an exceptional diversity of roses, flower beds, carpet beds and natural ponds with beautiful aquatic plants.

Italian Garden

Italian garden within botanical garden can be considered as one of the major attraction because it houses Italian species of amazing flowers and trees. Beside that it has been planned and developed by considering Italian pattern and design.

Nursery Garden

Within the walks of botanical garden you will come across few nurseries comprising itself in 8 glass houses and within the glass house you have phenomenon of breed various rare species. The terrace of the nurseries is used for growing plants and for collecting seeds.

Annual Flower Show at Botanical Garden

Botanical garden of Ooty conducts Annual Flower show to entice botanist from all across the world and it is during the month of May they call for such flower show. Beside that it also holds Annual Summer Festival, which can be considered as an added attraction to lure tourist.

How to Reach

By air- the nearest airport to Botanical garden of Ooty is Coimbatore airport which is located at a distance of around 56 km.

By train- the nearest railway station is Udagamandalam railway station which is located at a distance of around 2 km from the garden.