Semmozhi Poonga (literally translated to "Classical Language Park") 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 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 (320 grounds), 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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