List of botanical gardens in South Africa

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This list of botanical gardens in South Africa is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in South Africa.

GardenProvinceDate
established
CoordinatesNotes
Makana Botanical GardensEastern Cape185333°18′56″S 26°31′15″E / 
33.3156°S 26.5209°E / -33.3156; 26.5209 (Makana Botanical Gardens)
[1]
Free State National Botanical GardenFree State196729°03′08″S 26°12′39″E / 29.05222°S 26.21083°E / -29.05222; 26.21083 (Free State National Botanical Garden)
Johannesburg Botanical GardenGauteng196826°09′S 28°00′E / 26.15°S 28.00°E / -26.15; 28.00 (Johannesburg Botanical Garden)[2]
Pretoria National Botanical GardenGauteng194625°44′19″S 28°16′24″E / 25.73861°S 28.27333°E / -25.73861; 28.27333 (Pretoria National Botanic Garden)
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenGauteng198226°05′13″S 27°50′24″E / 26.087°S 27.84°E / -26.087; 27.84 (Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden)
Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden-University of PretoriaGauteng193425°45′07″S 28°13′44″E / 25.75194°S 28.22889°E / -25.75194; 28.22889 (Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden)
Durban Botanic GardensKwaZulu-Natal184929°50′48″S 31°00′24″E / 29.84667°S 31.00667°E / -29.84667; 31.00667 (Durban Botanic Garden)
University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical GardenKwaZulu-Natal198329°37′30″S 30°24′14″E / 29.62500°S 30.40389°E / -29.62500; 30.40389 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden)[3][4]
KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical GardenKwaZulu-Natal187429°36′28″S 30°20′48″E / 29.60778°S 30.34667°E / -29.60778; 30.34667 (KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden)
Lowveld National Botanical GardenMpumalanga196925°26′40″S 30°57′58″E / 25.44444°S 30.96611°E / -25.44444; 30.96611 (Lowveld National Botanical Garden)
North-West University Botanical GardenNorth West196226°40′55″S 27°05′43″E / 26.68194°S 27.09528°E / -26.68194; 27.09528 (North-West University Botanical Garden)
Hantam National Botanical GardenNorthern Cape200731°23′50″S 19°10′12″E / 31.39722°S 19.17000°E / -31.39722; 19.17000 (Hantam National Botanical Garden)
Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenWestern Cape191333°59′22″S 18°25′49″E / 33.98944°S 18.43028°E / -33.98944; 18.43028 (Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden)
Karoo Desert National Botanical GardenWestern Cape192133°36′58″S 19°27′03″E / 33.61611°S 19.45083°E / -33.61611; 19.45083 (Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden)
Harold Porter National Botanical GardenWestern Cape195934°21′06″S 18°55′37″E / 34.35167°S 18.92694°E / -34.35167; 18.92694 (Harold Porter National Botanical Garden)
Garden Route Botanical GardenWestern Cape199633°56′50″S 22°27′48″E / 33.94722°S 22.46333°E / -33.94722; 22.46333 (Garden Route Botanical Garden)
Stellenbosch University Botanical GardenWestern Cape190233°56′10″S 18°51′51″E / 33.93611°S 18.86417°E / -33.93611; 18.86417 (Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden)since 1922 at current site
Kwelera National Botanical Garden Eastern Cape 2014 32°54′32″S 28°04′13″E / 32.90889°S 28.07028°E / -32.90889; 28.07028 (Makana Botanical Gardens)
Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden Limpopo 2014 22°57′47.2″S 30°27′57.4″E / 22.963111°S 30.465944°E / -22.963111; 30.465944 (Makana Botanical Gardens) [5]

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