Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya Here’s a small description of the orchid section at the Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya in Sri Lanka: The orchid display is housed in the “Orchid Section” of the gardens, originally established in the 1950s for maintaining collections and producing hybrid orchids. � Department of National Botanic Gardens +2 Today the section comprises three large glass houses for production/maintenance, a community pot-house for acclimatisation of seedlings/in-vitro plants, and a show-house for visitors. � Department of National Botanic Gardens It maintains around 500-600 orchid hybrids across six genera, and emphasises conservation of rare and threatened endemic orchid species. � Department of National Botanic Gardens Among the notable species and displays: you’ll see many exotic orchids such as Vanda, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, Cattleya and their hybrids. � independent-travellers.com +2 A particularly striking specimen is the world’s largest orchid Grammatophyllum speciosum, which produces flower spikes up to 2.5 m long in this garden. � independent-travellers.com +1 The climate and location help: the gardens sit about 460 m above sea level in Sri Lanka’s wet zone, with favourable humidity, which supports lush growth of orchids. � hiddenvisit.com +1 For a visit: the Orchid Section is near the Flower Garden, and often highlighted as a must-see part of a trip to the gardens. � Wonders of Ceylon +1 In summary: The orchid collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya is both impressive and accessible — blending conservation, hybridisation and display in an environment well-suited for tropical orchids.