Christchurch Botanic Gardens
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The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, New Zealand are botanical gardens founded in 1863, when an English oak on 9 July 1863 was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of marriage between Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
The Gardens sprawl over an area of 30 hectares, and lies mostly within the loop of the Avon River. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand. Some of the attractions of the Gardens include:
- The Herb Garden (started in 1986) has several plants of culinary and medicinal values (see Herbalism).
- The Rose Garden has more than 250 varieties of roses.
- The Rock Garden has plants, some of which always remain to flower through out the year.
- The Heather Garden has several Ericas and Callunas, providing flowers and foliage all round the year.
- A portion of the Gardens have several species of Rhododendron and hybrids with several associated plants of Hostas, Helleborus and Liliums.
- The Water Garden has several trees and shrubs.
The Gardens have a separate native section for New Zealand plants.
