The Singapore Botanic Garden is one of the foremost natural attractions of Singapore, and is very old, having been in existence in some form or the other since 1822, but was open in the current form in 1859. It is highly rated, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and also rated at the top in terms of parks in Asia. The garden is located near Orchard Road shopping district. Because of its sheer size and diversity, it plays a key role in defining Singapore as a garden city. The garden is spread over an area of 82 hectares, and receives around 4.5 million visitors daily. There is no admission fees for the Singapore Botanic garden, although the National Orchid Garden inside the Botanic garden charges an admission fee of Singapore $5.
The National Orchid garden within the Botanic Garden is located over an area of 3 hectares and is dedicated to orchids (you know those astounding beautiful flowers that are difficult to grow in your own kitchen garden but commercial gardens seem to have no difficulty in growing). The Orchid Garden has over 1,000 varieties of orchids.
Some specific species of plants require temperatures that the ambient weather conditions will not meet; it can be too hot for these plants. So, there is a temperature controlled section of the garden that houses plants that need a cooler environment to survive and thrive. Be prepared that it will be colder than the surroundings, but is not a very big place.
There are a set of more exotic plants that depend on small animals and insects for their nutrition, such as this pitcher plant. These are called carnivorous plants, with another example being the Venus Fly trap. If an insect gets inside the pitcher, it cannot get outside again, and slowly dissolves in the liquid at the bottom of the pitcher, with the nutrients of the insect being used by the plant as food.
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