Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Botanical garden

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6250 9588

Address: Clunies Ross Street 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens

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25.01.2022 Ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? These beauties are and they are thriving! The Rock Garden is in bloom, you can spot some of the tiniest and most intricate plants as well as some very impressive flower displays. ... Follow the Flowers, Fruits and Foliage walk and prepare to be impressed. These photos are a preview of some of the species you will find. Pick up a copy from the Visitor Centre or download here https://bit.ly/3fzEKxB

19.01.2022 Can the colours and shapes of late spring #ozplant flowers be any more amazing? Note to self: must get to the Gardens to see these blooms now! If you're curious, just click on the image to see what plant it is. .... . . sbrogers

19.01.2022 Sometimes described as ornate and curious, Isopogons are related to Grevilleas and Banksias. While here they may resemble fireworks, their common name, Drumsticks, refers to the rounded fruits found on the shrubs year-round. Most of the 35 species occur in Western Australia, but the two species pictured here are endemic to the ranges west of Sydney and the Blue Mountains. ... They are flowering now in our Sydney Region Gully! #ozplants sbrogers

19.01.2022 Ahh, the smell of Eucalyptus oil. Some people are reminded of summer and sitting under shady gums, others are reminded of winter and eucalyptus-scented tissues. Either way if you've got some Eucalyptus oil at home there is a chance it's from the leaves of a Tasmanian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus.... Plants have oils for many reasons, including being an effective defence against insects, fungi and animals. Kangaroos deliberately avoid eucalyptus seedlings when they are grazing grass as it can kill their stomach bacteria whereas koalas have a unique bacteria in their stomachs that are unaffected by the oil. On 27 November in 1962 the Tasmanian Blue Gum was proclaimed as the floral emblem of Tasmania. You can see it here at the Gardens on the Eucalypt Lawn.

17.01.2022 Pink Perfection! We are hedging our bets that you are going to love this colourful cultivar - Callistemon 'Hot Pink'. This fabulous and fancy floral display is used as informal hedging near the Banksia Centre. A cross between Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon pallidus, the picture-perfect pink blooms flower prolifically in late spring.

17.01.2022 November is notoriously about Callistemon here at the Gardens, and this year has been no exception. This beauty, Callistemon megalongensis commonly known as the Megalong Valley Bottlebrush, is classified as critically endangered in its natural habitat of the Megalong Valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. You'll need to walk a bit to see it flowering just beyond our Conservation and Research Garden.... What do you think? #ozplants #Callistemon #Melaleuca sbrogers

17.01.2022 Our resident Brown Goshawks have been drawing some attention among birdwatchers this spring with their babies on the nest. But birdwatchers beware, because these birds of prey protect their nests by swooping unsuspecting passers-by and innocent observers, perceived by the birds as a threat to their young. These birds tend to build their large stick nests on a limb of the tallest tree around. We just love seeing these babies grow, getting ready to soon leave the nest.

16.01.2022 We are proud to celebrate our involvement with the Millennium Seed Bank, today commemorating 20 years of working to provide an "insurance policy" against the extinction of plants in the wild by storing seeds for future use. Through the Millennium Seed Bank Project, the Australian National Botanic Gardens National Seed Bank is working to conserve threatened plants across Australia’s Commonwealth national parks, through collecting, extension and training with Parks Australia s...taff and Traditional Custodians. Click on the images to find out where some of these projects are happening. #MSBP20 #ANBG50 Australian Seed Bank Partnership Bganz Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Threatened Species Commissioner

13.01.2022 Just to get a better look - the adult Brown Goshawk is ready to swoop to protect the two babies which you can see standing up in the nest. Very soon they'll be ready to head out on their own! sbrogers

10.01.2022 Bees, honey-eating birds and butterflies love the fragrant flowers of Native Frangipani, Hymenosporum flavum. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the Frangipani. It is the only species in the genus Hymenosporum, and is actually closely related to the widespread genus Pittosporum. See it in flower now along the road bordering the Rainforest Gully.... sbrogers

06.01.2022 The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is Always Was, Always Will Be. Parks Australia recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first storytellers, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Here's a recap of how we acknowledged NAIDOC Week across Parks Australia. https://bit.ly/3pa2zQW #NAIDOC2020

04.01.2022 This is an Ant Plant, doesn't it look otherworldly? In fact, it can hold a colony of ants inside it (mostly Iridomyrmex cordatus). As this Myrmecodia beccari grows, tissue within the tuber dies back and hollow chambers form. These chambers allow ants to enter and live inside the plant. ... There is a give and take between the ants and the plant known as a symbiotic relationship. The plant provides a protective shelter for the ants and in turn the ants provide nutrients to the plant with its food leftovers. Not all plants have ants inside it but in the wild the majority of these plants house ants. The Myrmecodia beccari is from around Cairns and northern Cape York. It is currently growing behind the scenes in one of our glasshouses getting ready for display in our Ian Potter National Conservatory. #ANBG #ozplants Visit Canberra