The
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a
physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland —
Edinburgh,
Dawyck,
Logan and
Benmore — each with its own specialist collection. The RBGE's living collection consists of more than 13,302 plant species, (34,422 accessions) whilst the
herbarium contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens.