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Semmozhi Poonga

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Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Phone:
+91 70926 55060

Hours:
Sunday11am - 11pm
Monday11am - 11pm
Tuesday11am - 11pm
Wednesday11am - 11pm
Thursday11am - 11pm
Friday11am - 11pm
Saturday11am - 11pm


Semmozhi Poonga is a botanical garden in Chennai set up by the horticulture department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The garden was opened on 24 November 2010 by then chief Minister Dr.M. Karunanidhi and is the first botanical garden in the city. The garden is located in the Cathedral Road–Anna Salai junction, opposite the American Consulate, on the erstwhile Drive-in Woodlands Hotel. Encompassing an area of 20 acres , it was built at a cost of ₹ 80 million. More than 500 species of plants are being grown in the area, in addition to the 80 trees that was already in existence during the development of the park, some of them being more than 100 years old. The garden houses some of the popular exotic flora and rare plant species, medicinal and aromatic herbs. Many of the exotic plants are imported from countries like China and Thailand, including a plethora of bonsai varieties of ficus microcarpa and ficus ginseng.
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