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Looks like an Australian native, but it’s actually South African! Meet Leucospermum, whose survival depends on birds, ants and fire...🐦🐜🔥 Nature is wild.

Spring’s native nectar 🐝 Right on cue for the spring equinox, creamy-white flowers have bloomed across the sculptural spikes of our Grass trees (Xanthorrhoea spp.). Birds, insects and even mammals are stopping by for a sip of the nectar-rich florals. Found across every state and territory, Grass trees are some of the toughest characters in the Australian bush. They thrive in nutrient-poor soils thanks to a friendly underground alliance with fungi, which help their roots gather water and minerals

A frilly purple unfurling 💜 Val the Horticulturist is back from the glasshouse with another orchid timelapse, and this bloom certainly knows how to make an entrance. Watch the spiralled purple ruffles of Cattleya Colour Guard slowly unfurl, revealing golden centres and delicate pink highlights along the edges. First registered in 1984, this hybrid has called the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney home since 2020. Behind its glamorous looks is an impressive family tree, with Cattleya trianae, Cattleya m

A fungus called dead man's fingers, carnivorous plants and an ancient oddity 😲 These are just some of the strange, beautiful and bizarre botanical illustrations featured in our new book What the Flora? written by Vanessa Fuchs. There are more than 50 artworks throughout the book, many of them held in the Daniel Solander Library at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Join librarian Miguel Garcia and Vanessa as they explore some of their favourites. From carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes rafflesi

Living life to the fullest (like the rosella) by meadowmaxxing. Don't be jealous, you can too at Mount Tomah 🌸 🌸 🌸

From pink flowers to premium snacks 🥜🌸 Did you know there are 4 species of macadamia trees and they are all only native to Australia? Only two species produce the famous nuts loved around the world! The rough-shelled macadamia (Macadamia tetraphylla) pictured here at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, is one of them. But before the delicious buttery nuts reach your pantry, there's a lot of waiting involved... up to 10 years for a tree to bear fruit. When you add hand harvesting to the process, it'

Warning: may cause sudden urges to frolic through flower-filled meadows🌼💜 Spring has painted Mount Tomah in every shade of the rainbow with tulips, daffodils, Lenten roses (Helleborus orientalis), Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) and many more blooms putting on a spectacular show. Tag someone who needs a spring day out 👇

#WeWatchTheWall Horticulturist Terra-Nova is here to reveal not only the latest design for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest green wall at The Calyx, but also the meticulous process behind bringing it to life. With more than 18,000 plants to work with, every placement is carefully considered to create a living masterpiece. This year’s design draws inspiration from Putricia, our famously fragrant Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum), and the wider Araceae family. The result is a striking living ar

Wow! 💮 Photographer extraordinaire @jamtuna has worked his magic on our Paper Daisy display at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, capturing something that looks straight out of a painting. We're absolutely obsessed with these beautifully moody captures. Think you've snapped the next winning masterpiece at the Paper Daisy Spring Festival? Every spring-inspired photo taken anywhere in the Garden is in the running to win a Koala Eco Spring Cleaning Prize Pack valued at over $100. Five prize

Looks like our popping paper daisies have found their best angles! 🌸✨ We’re loving the photos you've been sharing from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, especially these gorgeous captures by Instagram: evgoesplaces (1,2,3) and Instagram: sc_syd (4,5,6). The delicate pink blooms paired with those unmistakable Opera House sails and resident ibis is Sydney spring at its best! Keep tagging us in your favourite seasonal moments. We love seeing the Garden through your lens. 📸🌿

It might be winter in Australia, but that won't stop us entering the WATERLILY WEIGH-OFF 2025 💪 We've assembled a team of horticulturists (and maybe one work experience student) to participate in the sporting event of the year. We've got some stiff competition but we're feeling pretty confident about our chances... TAKE THAT! We're pretty certain that we've won, but if you doubt us you might want to check out some of the other entries. Thanks to @denverbotanic for the challenge - see you at the

A touch of Victorian drama and a Lynchian twist inspired Putricia the Corpse Flower’s throne. #WeWatchTheFlower #WeDoNotRushPutricia