National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre

30°41′51.749″N 76°50′54.872″W / 30.69770806°N 76.84857556°W / 30.69770806; -76.84857556Area7 acres (2.83 ha)Created12 May 1992

The National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre, known as the Cactus Garden, is a 7 acres (2.8 ha) cactus garden in Sector 5 of Panchkula, Haryana, India , was established in 1987, and is known for its rare and endangered species of Indian succulent plants.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Collection

The garden was opened in 2004 with 500 plants from the collection of Tarsem Lal,^[4] and founded by J S Sarkaria, whose son later lamented the lack of expert care the plants were receiving.^[5]

It has more than 3,500 species of cactus, many of them endangered,^[6]^{[unreliable source?]} including Opuntias (prickly pears and chollas), Ferocactus (barrels), other succulents include Agaves, columnar cacti, Echinocereus (hedgehogs), and Mammillarias (pincushions)^[7] and is the largest of its kind in Asia.^[8]

Gallery

Garden view of cactus garden
Long cactus plant at cactus garden
Inauguration stone cactus garden
Plants views on cactus garden

References

^ S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava Land and people of Indian states and union territories: in 36 volumes
^ Rai, Munmun et al. Indigenous Cactus biodiversity: A viable genetic resource to fulfill multiform needs under rainfed ecosystems ISSN 0975-1068 ISSN 0972-5938 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11081
^ CHITRA RAMASWAMY Sharp dressed cacti! The Hindu Business Line March 10, 2011
^ Cactus corner inaugurated^{[dead link]} Express India
^ Rare cacti crying for expert attention Express India.
^ "Cactus Garden, Panchkula Haryana". Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "Haryana Tourism". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
^ "250 US cacti add variety to garden". The Times of India. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.