Category Archives: Plant Talk

   The Tacca integrifolia (White Bat Plant) is just coming in to flower in the Tropical Glasshouse.  Also the Nepenthes truncata (Pitcher Plant) and Scadoxus multiflorus are looking spectacular. Come take a look…  It’s warm and humid and a little wet … Continue reading →

  This beautiful Cercis galbra tree was grown from a seedling collected in 1992 from Yunnan, China by Terry Smyth, the curator of the Southern China Collection. It’s simply amazing to think about its journey to Melbourne and how it has become such an integral … Continue reading →

Went walking in the Camellia Collection at lunchtime yesterday and snapped this beautiful  picture of a Camellia japonica ‘Hikarugenji’ at its peak … gorgeous. Winter and Spring are the best times to view Camellias at our collection, which is recognized as a ‘Camellia Garden … Continue reading →

Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’ (Found near the Herbarium, RBG Melbourne)  There is a red flowering Acacia in bloom at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne … just  near the side ramp of the Herbarium.  Most wattles are yellow so these red flowers … Continue reading →

  The best times to view the Tropical Collection are in winter, to escape the cold and see the orchids flowering. There are a huge range of plants to explore in the tropical collection: from botanical giants such as the … Continue reading →