Perak Botanical Garden in Taiping

The Perak Botanical Garden is located in Mukim Tupai, Larut and Matang District. The location of this Botanical Garden is approximately 10 minutes from Taiping town, situated within the Taiping Lake Gardens reserve area.

The Perak Botanical Garden is located right next to popular tourist attractions in Taiping such as Zoo Taiping, Bukit Larut, the War Cemetery, the Coronation Swimming Pool, and others. The Perak Botanical Garden has a very attractive visual quality due to its location, which is backdropped by the scenery of Bukit Larut and the Bintang Range. This area was also a former golf course "tee-off" point, which contributes to the natural beauty found there.

This Botanical Garden will be developed in stages through 3 phases according to the strategic development implementation plan within the set timeframe. Phase 1 will take 3 years and has been underway since November 2016. Phase 2 will be completed in 4 years, while phase 3 will also continue over a 4-year period.

A special feature that will attract visitors here is that the Perak Botanical Garden has 13 interesting and unique gardens.

For the information of orangperak.com readers, these 13 gardens consist of the Perakensis Garden, Perak Malay Garden, Northern Zone Endemic Garden, Ferneri Garden, Orchidarium Garden, Wetland Garden, Palmatum Garden, Bambusetum Garden, Zingerberium Garden, Ridwani Garden, Ethnobotany Garden, Aroid Garden, and Rare Fruit Garden.

The Perak Botanical Garden is conceptualized as a Tree Museum featuring various species found in this country, specifically from the four northern states: Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak. The Ridwani Garden is specifically for unique trees from the Middle East.

The Perakensis Garden will collect unique species of trees named after the state of Perak. There is a garden that houses various types of trees that have historical connections to place names in Perak and other states, such as the Ipoh tree, Kamunting, Kulim, and so on.

Once completed, the Perak Botanical Garden will become a center for study and research, as well as an educational hub for school students, colleges, and public and private higher education institutions. To the readers of orangperak.com, let us look forward to the completion of the Perak Botanical Garden.