Botanischer Garten der Universität Heidelberg, University botanical garden in Heidelberg, Germany.

The Botanischer Garten der Universität Heidelberg is a 2-hectare university botanical garden in the Neuenheimer Feld on the north bank of the Neckar, not in central Heidelberg. Its greenhouses cover 4,000 m², with a sloped glass roof on gray metal beams, moss-wrapped columns hanging from the roof and potted foliage on low wooden benches. Outdoor sections include an alpine garden, a fern ravine and an inland dune.

The garden was created in the late 1500s to supply medicinal herbs to the university's medical school. At the start of the 1900s, it moved to its current site and grew into a teaching and research facility.

The garden belongs to Heidelberg University and has long served as a place where students and researchers work directly with living plants. Visiting on a weekday gives you a better chance of seeing that side of the garden in action.

The outdoor areas are free to enter on most days, while the greenhouses follow set hours that vary by day. Checking which sections are open before you arrive saves time, especially if you are visiting over the weekend.

Under director Werner Rauh (1960–1982) the garden built its core greenhouse collections, including 4,852 tropical orchid accessions (3,510 species) and 2,854 bromeliad accessions (1,145 species). Only part of the 4,000 m² of greenhouses is open to visitors; the rest can be seen by appointment made in advance at the office.