Botanischer Garten Frankfurt am Main, Botanical Garden near Grüneburgpark, Germany

The Botanical Garden Frankfurt am Main covers about 7 hectares on Siesmayerstraße in the northwestern Grüneburgpark. It is divided into a geobotanical area with an alpine garden, arboretum, meadows, steppes, marsh, and pond, and a systematic and ecological collection with crop plants, endangered species, roses, and the Neuer Senckenbergischer Arzneipflanzengarten. A laboratory building and large greenhouse were added in 1961–63.

Johann Christian Senckenberg founded a botanical garden in 1763 to supply medicinal plants for medical purposes. The location maintained its role as a collection point for healing plants for more than two centuries.

The garden's name recalls Johann Christian Senckenberg, who founded it in 1763 as a hortus medicus for the Senckenberg hospital. Until 1867 its directors were physicians, not botanists. Today the Neuer Senckenbergischer Arzneipflanzengarten, a 1,200 m² medicinal plant garden, keeps that medical tradition visible for visitors.

The garden is easy to walk through during the warmer months with paths suited to different mobility levels. Regular guided tours help visitors understand the plant collections and layout better.

The New Senckenberg Medicinal Plant Garden covers 1,200 square metres and carries the name of the foundation that created the first garden. It is part of the systematic and ecological collection, alongside crop plants, endangered species, ornamental plants and roses.