Semmozhi Poonga Wikipedia

This garden is the first botanical garden in Chennai which was established on 24 November 2010 by the then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. It includes themed gardens, such as a tropical garden, a medicinal plant garden, and a cactus garden, showcasing the diversity of flora. The park opened to public visitors on December 1, 2025, following its official inauguration on November 25, 2025.

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• People can hire a taxi, cab, auto rickshaw or board the local bus to reach the botanical garden from airport, railway station or bus stand.
• The ticket prices of Semmozhi Poonga is Rs 25 for Adults & Rs 10 for Child.
• An Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality experience centre is planned to offer immersive educational content about plants, ecosystems, and environmental conservation.
• The works for setting up a Semmozhi Poonga at Gandhipuram is nearing completion in Coimbatore.

The cacti were planted in the cacti garden decorated with white marble chips, pebbles and rocks from Porbandar. The 10-feet-high green wall has plants raised in a poly trace imported from Canada. The garden boasts several exotic herbal species and 90-odd spiral-shaped and multi-branched miniature trees grown in containers. On 13 November 2009, the Supreme Court gave its consent to the state government to set up the garden.

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All in all Semmozhi Poonga in Chennai is a delight for nature lovers, offering a wonderful blend of beauty. What you must look forward to on your visit here is the large number of exotic flora and rare plant species, medicinal and aromatic herbs. The lawn was opened Semmozhi Poonga on 24 November 2010 by means of then chief Minister Dr. M. Karunanidhi and is the first botanical garden inside the town. The garden, it says, also has some rare plants, medicinal and aromatic herbs. The Horticulture Department’s website states that there are 500 species of plants being grown here, in addition to the 80 trees that had already existed on the land, some of them over 100 years old. Following the Madras High Court’s order in April 2008, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi informed the Assembly that the land would be developed into a green island of international standards, a botanical garden, said to be the first in Chennai.

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Spanning over an area of 20 acres, the garden accommodates more than 500 species of plants. For visitors, the park remains open from 10 am through 8 pm on all days except Tuesdays. The aroma garden acts as a welcoming greenhouse for winged visitors, with species like parijatham and pavalamalli (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) found to flock the place in bulk. A butterfly garden near the cascade fountains along the Anna flyover has been carved up into the shape of a butterfly, with flowering plants of more than 30 species completely fenced. More than 500 species of plants are being grown in the area, in addition to the 80 trees that were already in existence during the development of the park, some of them being more than 100 years old. The garden was opened on 24 November 2010 by then chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and is the first botanical garden in the city.