Date posted: 18 January 2017
On 2 January 2017 South Australia was graced with its third Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum).
Almost 5,000 people visited “Ganteng” in Adelaide Botanic Garden’s Bicentennial Conservatory to experience this rockstar of the plant world, which smells of rotting flesh and can reach three metres in height.
Music: 'Scramby Eggs' by Andy G. Cohen [CC BY 4.0]
18 July 2023
Have you ever driven past the beautiful heritage-listed Goodman Building when passing the Garden on Hackney Road? Did you know this building was formerly the base for the Municipal Tramways Trust but now serves as the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium administration building.
07 June 2023
World Ocean Day is an annual celebration held on 8 June which unites and rallies the world to protect and restore our blue planet. In our latest blog, State Herbarium's Jem Barratt takes a deep dive into how its scientific work focusing on seagrasses and seaweed helps with the restoration and preservation of our ocean ecosystems.
