The "Old Botanical Garden" sits in the center of the city and is used as a
central park with lots of old specimens, walking paths and open lawn areas.
The current botanical garden, only about 30 years old sits on the western edge
of the city and has remarkable growth in the size of its specimens, probably
attributable to the tropical climate.
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Mt. Coot-Tha Botanic Garden
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Administrative Offices
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Phillip Cameron
Phillip Cameron is the Senior Botanical Officer for the gardens and has been at the gardens since shortly after they opened. |
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Mussaenda erythrophylla
This shrub is common in the Queensland area with soft, pastel flowers covering the small to medium sized shrub. |
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Mussaenda erythrophylla
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Roystonea regia
The Cuban Royal Palm has a robust trunk and clean green leaf sheath. |
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Megaskepasma erythroclamys
Brilliant flowers on a medium sized shrub. |
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Megaskepasma erythroclamys
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Justica nodosa
A small shrub which needs periodic hard pruning to keep from getting leggy. |
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A portion of the Japanese Garden
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Inside the Dome
Mt. Coot-Tha's signature dome. |
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Ficus sycomorus
This fig has fruit born on spurs off the older branches. |
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Ficus sycomorus
Leaves |
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Ficus sycomorus
Fruit |
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Fernhouse Entrance
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Fernhouse from the Inside
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Carphalea kirondron
Small flowering shrub |
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Carphalea kirondron
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Bauhinia galpanii
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Bauhinia galpinii
Pruned shrub in the Japanese Garden. |
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Allamanda cathartica
Vining shrub |
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Allamanda cathartica
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Mussaenda philippica
Brilliant flowering shrub |
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Mussaenda philippica
Flowers and bracts |
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Tabebuia impetiginosa
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Portulacaria afra var. Aurea
This is a small shrub with interesting foliage |
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Plumeria rubra
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Bauhinia pertersiana
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Tabebuia rosea
Medium tree very similar to our Tabebuia impetiginosa |
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Tabebuia rosea
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