List of botanical gardens in South Africa

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This list of botanical gardens in South Africa is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in South Africa.

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GardenProvinceDate
established		CoordinatesNotes
Makana Botanical Gardens Eastern Cape 1853 33°18′56″S26°31′15″E / 33.3156°S 26.5209°E / -33.3156; 26.5209 (Makana Botanical Gardens) [1]
Free State National Botanical Garden Free State 1967 29°03′08″S26°12′39″E / 29.05222°S 26.21083°E / -29.05222; 26.21083 (Free State National Botanical Garden)
Johannesburg Botanical Garden Gauteng 1968 26°09′S28°00′E / 26.15°S 28.00°E / -26.15; 28.00 (Johannesburg Botanical Garden) [2]
Pretoria National Botanical Garden Gauteng 1946 25°44′19″S28°16′24″E / 25.73861°S 28.27333°E / -25.73861; 28.27333 (Pretoria National Botanic Garden)
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden Gauteng 1982 26°05′13″S27°50′24″E / 26.087°S 27.84°E / -26.087; 27.84 (Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden)
Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden-University of Pretoria Gauteng 1934 25°45′07″S28°13′44″E / 25.75194°S 28.22889°E / -25.75194; 28.22889 (Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden)
Durban Botanic Gardens KwaZulu-Natal 1849 29°50′48″S31°00′24″E / 29.84667°S 31.00667°E / -29.84667; 31.00667 (Durban Botanic Garden)
University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden KwaZulu-Natal 1983 29°37′30″S30°24′14″E / 29.62500°S 30.40389°E / -29.62500; 30.40389 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden) [3] [4]
KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden KwaZulu-Natal 1874 29°36′28″S30°20′48″E / 29.60778°S 30.34667°E / -29.60778; 30.34667 (KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden)
Lowveld National Botanical Garden Mpumalanga 1969 25°26′40″S30°57′58″E / 25.44444°S 30.96611°E / -25.44444; 30.96611 (Lowveld National Botanical Garden)
North-West University Botanical Garden North West 1962 26°40′55″S27°05′43″E / 26.68194°S 27.09528°E / -26.68194; 27.09528 (North-West University Botanical Garden)
Hantam National Botanical Garden Northern Cape 2007 31°23′50″S19°10′12″E / 31.39722°S 19.17000°E / -31.39722; 19.17000 (Hantam National Botanical Garden)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Western Cape 1913 33°59′22″S18°25′49″E / 33.98944°S 18.43028°E / -33.98944; 18.43028 (Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden)
Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden Western Cape 1921 33°36′58″S19°27′03″E / 33.61611°S 19.45083°E / -33.61611; 19.45083 (Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden)
Harold Porter National Botanical Garden Western Cape 1959 34°21′06″S18°55′37″E / 34.35167°S 18.92694°E / -34.35167; 18.92694 (Harold Porter National Botanical Garden)
Garden Route Botanical Garden Western Cape 1996 33°56′50″S22°27′48″E / 33.94722°S 22.46333°E / -33.94722; 22.46333 (Garden Route Botanical Garden)
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden Western Cape 1902 (since 1922 at current site) 33°56′10″S18°51′51″E / 33.93611°S 18.86417°E / -33.93611; 18.86417 (Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden)
Kwelera National Botanical Garden Eastern Cape 2014 32°54′32″S28°04′13″E / 32.90889°S 28.07028°E / -32.90889; 28.07028 (Makana Botanical Gardens)

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Notes

  1. ↑ "History of the Gardens" . Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Conservation > Johannesburg Botanic Garden". Welcome to Johannesburg City Parks via the WayBackMashine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "The University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "The University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden, BGCI" . Retrieved 19 December 2011.

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