Australian National Botanic Gardens

The entrance to the gardens. Over 100 acres located on a hillside on the west side of Canberra.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Potentially a great landscape plant. While it doesn't show up in this photo, the tree is covered in flowers.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Snowin Summer'

A varigated form.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum

This form has rosy colored flowers.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Flower close-up

Telopea 'Dougs Hybrid'

This plant, when not in flower, gives an appearance of Oleander with grey-green foliage and upright, multiple stems.

Telopea-Dougs-Hybrid

Podoloblum aclculiferum

Delicate yellow pea-flowers are displayed in profuse blooms.

Podoloblum aclculiferum

Lizard on a rock.

Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'

This grevillea is an aggressive ground cover with red flowers.

Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'

Foliage and flowers.

Epacris 'Portland Red'

Small shrub with 1-1/2 inch long flowers.

Epacris 'Nectar Pink'

Flowers on this Epacris have white corolla lobes. The small leaves give it a fine texture.

Crowea exalata

This shrub gets to about 4 feet with small pink flowers.

Crowea exalata

These flowers are about 1 inch across.

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Here is a plant we have on our list for OH 170 - Plant Materials. It is a large specimen with a more open form than those on campus.

Alocausarina torulosa

Alocausarina torulosa

This close relative of the Casuarina, it has a softer appearance than the Causarina cunninghamiana.

Acacia 'Scarlet Blaze'

This is the new Acacia with a red flower instead of the typical yellow of other acacias. It is too new to be found extensively in the trade, but nurseries are beginning to propagate it for sale.

Acacia 'Scarlet Blacze'

A young specimen. Its biggest drawback is that it looks open and leggy. The fact that it has a red flower will make it an instant hit.

Wollemia nobilis

TheWollemi Pine was discovered near Sydney in 1994. It is an acient member of the Araucariaceae family. It is expected to be released for sale to the trade in Australia in 2005.

Wollemia nobilis

Because their are only about 150 specimen in three locations in the wild they are very protective of the specimen located in the botanical gardens of Australia. Here is one in a specially built cage. Another specimen, in a similar cage, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydeny.

Verticordia pennigera

Small lavendar flowers make an ineresting display on this small shrub.

Verticordia pennigera

Spyridium parvifolium

This shrub was one of the more prolific blooming shrubs in their fall season. While the flowers don't show it as well here, they have four white bracts surrounding tiny insignificant flowers in the middle.

Spyridium parvifolium

Covered with flowers.

Parrot Feeding on Ferns in the Rainforest Area of the Gardens.

Melaleuca thymifolia

A small shrub with flowers in the same color as Melaleuca nesophylla.

Melaleuca thymifolia

Acacia pubescens

The small leaves on this acacia give it a very soft appearance.

Acacia pubescens

Acacia 'Kuranga Cascade'

This trailing Acacia had phylloids that are similar to those on an Acacia cultriformis.

Acacia 'Kuranga Cascade'

Shown here trailing over a wall.

Acacia covenyi

This Acacia is similar in appearance to Acacia baileyana.

Acacia covenyi

Acacia cognata

This short, spreading Acacia has weeping, soft textured phylloids. It gives a very soft appearance in the garden.