Local Seightseeing in Lloyd Botanical Garden
The heart-melting vistas of the surroundings of Darjeeling have played a vital role in the tourism of the eastern region. With its enormous offerings of the splendid vistas of mountains, tea gardens, lakes, etc., Darjeeling has crowned as the 'Queen of Hills'. Apart from these all, there are many more to explore here. Lloyd Botanical Garden is one of the fascinating places in Darjeeling.
Lloyd Botanical Garden or Darjeeling Botanical Garden is situated at the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The botanical garden offers you a vast amount of different plants to witness. Especially, you can see numerous rare orchids in the garden.
The garden was named after William Lloyd. During the British period, he was the owner of Lloyd's bank. Subsequently, he donated his 40 acres of flopping land to the government and urged to build a garden. Later, Ashley Eden, the secretary of the government of West Bengal established the garden in the year 1878. The three-section garden was under the supervision of Sir George King, then the superintendent of the garden.
The garden was named after William Lloyd. During the British period, he was the owner of Lloyd's bank. Subsequently, he donated his 40 acres of flopping land to the government and urged to build a garden. Later, Ashley Eden, the secretary of the government of West Bengal established the garden in the year 1878. The three-section garden was under the supervision of Sir George King, then the superintendent of the garden.
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Exploring the Lloyd Botanical Garden
The garden has a division of three major segments. The upper, middle and the lower sections.
The Upper Section
In the upper section, you can see the various indigenous Himalayan plantations. This is the primary part of the garden. To study the floras of Darjeeling Himalayan region it is the starter point. Meanwhile, in this section, you will be witnessing rhododendrons brought from Sikkim. Stroll through the garden and have a view of the colorful rhododendrons as well as the other herbs.
The Middle Section
This section offers you the large numbers of coniferous and fern trees and the collection of Alpine trees as well. There is a specific section of the greenhouse or the conservatory where you can see 150 different species of Cactus. On the other hand, the Orchidarium has some 2,500 orchids on display and showcasing 50 varieties. Most of the orchids have been brought from the Singalila National Park.
The Lower Section
Here you can see various imported herbs of different countries. The lower section is full of colorful exotic plantations like Hawthorn, Blackberry, Birch, Chestnut, Plums, Cherries, Weeping Willows, Magnolia Grandiflora, Jurrriferus Bermudiana, Wattle, and Silver Oak. These all plants are from countries like China, Japan, U.S., Australia, and New Zealand respectively.
