The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is among the best botanical gardens in the world. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria along the bank of the Yarra River and can be visited free of charge. With a breathtaking collection of plants numbering in the tens of thousands and year round events designed to inspire the public’s interest in plant history and preservation, the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has earned its stellar reputation many times over. Residents and tourists alike flock to the gardens to admire the extensive collection, making it one of the main tourist attractions in the area.

From the Australian Garden to the Children’s Garden, there is something for everyone. There are 26 major plant collections, organized based on their scientific groupings. From herbs to roses, water lilies to cacti, the collections span climates and continents including one collection of endangered Victorian native plants that is particularly striking. From when the botanical garden was first established in 1846 by Lieutenant Governor Charles La Trobe to the vast 36 hectare garden that exists today, the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has always impressed and educated the visitors and scholars who spend their time there. With the collection of plants continuing to grow every year the admiration that the garden holds in the hearts of Melbourne residents and visitors will only continue to grow.

More Collections being added soon!

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The Terrestrial Orchids displays some of the best and beaytiful plants from across the globe. Some that are extremely known and others that are close to extinction… but all very amazing. A selection of these have come to develop a sophisticated link with insects and a number of fungi.

Main Plants:

• Caladenia venusta × C.tentaculata
• Caladenia robinsonii
• Diuris fragrantissima
• Diuris punctata
• Caleana major

The Chrildren’s Garden aka The Ian Potter Foundation Garden is a place where children can be encouraged to fully express one another, both creatively and with their imagination. This collection displays some great delights of the natural plant world.

Main Plants:

• Banksia spinulosa
• Brachychiton rupestris
• Corymbia ficifolia
• Ginkgo biloba
• Leptospermum laevigatum
• Melaleuca quinqenervia
• Prunus × yedoensis

This collection is a showcase of tropical region plants from all over the world, includes a selection of the best and most important rainforest species know to us.

Main Plants:

• Bulbophyllum fletcherianum
• Stanhopea wardii
• Ceratozamia mexicana

An ornamental collection full of evergreen shrubs main from the North Hemishpere, used for the beautiful spring flowers.

Main Plants:

• Viburnum × burkwoodii
• Viburnum farreri
• Viburnum macrocephalum f. macrocephalum
• Viburnum opulus
• Viburnum opulus var. calvescens
• Viburnum plicatum

A brilliant display of the best of Australia exotic plants that have a low water requirment for the garden at home.

Main Plants:

• Eucalyptus caesia
• Armeria pungens
• Artemisia frigida
• Ajania pacifica
• Phlomis fruticosa
• Protea