The garden occupies a large area in the center of the Craiova city, Romania, covering an area delimited by the streets Constantin Lecca (Comuna din Paris) - Obedeanu – Poporului – Renaşterii – Calea Severinului (N. Titulescu) – Iancu Jianu, at an altitude of about 99 m and it is located at latitude 44019’24.3”N and longitude 23047’17.9”E.
It is also referred as a local park for the citizens of Craiova and a tourist destination in town.
All started when on August 29, 1952, the park "November 7 - Fountain Jianu" (the ground) was assigned to the Agronomic Institute of Craiova (today part of the University of Craiova) in order to start the creation of the future Botanical Garden.
The initial goal was to provide the students of the Faculty of profile (agronomy and horticulture) with training material as needed, especially for the newly created Agronomic Institute of Craiova (1948).
Beside the broadening of the scientific base for the researchers and teachers, it also aimed to allow visitors to get in contact with the high variability of the plant world.