Baldha Garden, Botanical garden in Wari, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Baldha Garden is a botanical garden in Wari, Dhaka, divided into two sections, Psyche and Cybele, named after Greek mythological figures. Psyche holds water lily houses, cacti, orchids and a shade house; Cybele has ponds, camellias and a sundial. A wide stone staircase with terracotta pots leads down to a leaf-covered pool.

The garden was founded in 1909 by Narendra Narayan Roy Chaudhury, a landowner who developed it continuously until 1943. This period of expansion established the core collection that remains today.

The garden's two sections are named after Greek mythological figures: Psyche, meaning soul, and Cybele, meaning goddess of nature. Rabindranath Tagore visited and gave Bengali names to many of the foreign flowers; he is said to have written his poem "Camellia" while sitting in Joy House in the Cybele section.

The Department of Forestry manages the grounds, and you can move easily between the two sections using the walking paths. Visit early in the morning when it is cooler and less crowded.

The garden's two sections are named after Greek mythological figures: Psyche, meaning soul, and Sibyl, meaning nature's goddess. Rabindranath Tagore visited and gave Bengali names to many of its foreign flowers, and he is said to have written his poem "Camellia" while sitting in Joy House in the Sibyl section.