This garden was established in 1821 for the receipt and experimentation of plants introduced for economic and environmental development. It was a Royal Gardens from 1780 – 1798.Peradeniya Situated in Kandy`s suburb of Peradeniya, the spectacular Peradeniya Botanical Garden. The gardens display over 4 000 different species of plants, regarded amongst the most superior in Asia. Currently the garden is engaged in activities related to authentication, ethno-botany, floriculture and primarily ex-situ conservation of plants. The gardens are home to a large and diverse variety of plants especially including endemics and species extinct in the wild. The highlight is the spectacular Orchid collection and a mighty avenue of palm trees. Prime attractions within the gardens frequented by visitor include the Orchid House with more than 300 varieties of exquisite Orchids blooming in profusion. The Palm collection is among the best in Asia with about 220 species. In addition to a plethora of flowering plants, there is also an extensive collection of medicinal plants and spices which can be spotted on your meander across the gardens. Encompassing over 60 hectares of sublimely designed lawns, pavilions and plant houses, the extraordinary array of Sri Lankan, Asian and international flora is a fragrant, colourful view on the eye. Gorgeous avenues lead on to sections exploding in bursts of tropical colour and vast lawns dotted with enormous trees. These gardens receive considerable rainfall both during the South West and North East monsoons and hence are lush and verdant throughout the year. Three seasons are earmarked as April to June, August to September and December when most visitors fill the gardens and flowering is at its peak.