Rare Corpse Flower's bloom brings thousands to Adelaide Botanic Garden
13 January 2023
The eyes of the world were on the Adelaide Botanic Garden after a rare and endangered Corpse Flower, aka Titan Arum, flowered for the first time in a decade.
Date posted: 16 February 2016
Please be advised that closures will affect public access to Botanic Park, Plane Tree Drive, Botanic Drive and the bike path through Botanic Park between Monday 29 February and Saturday 19 March 2016 for the staging of WOMADelaide. The affected areas are as follows:
Pedestrian access to Adelaide Botanic Garden can be gained via North Terrace, Hackney Road or the Bicentennial Conservatory Gate on Plane Tree Drive. Limited parking is available on Hackney Road. Access to Adelaide Zoo is via Frome Road only with a bus drop off zone on Frome Road also.
Pedestrians and cyclists are advised to use either Frome Road and follow the River Torrens or Botanic Road and Hackney Road to circumvent Botanic Park.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
If you have questions regarding WOMADelaide, please contact the Event Manager on (08) 8271 1488.
13 January 2023
The eyes of the world were on the Adelaide Botanic Garden after a rare and endangered Corpse Flower, aka Titan Arum, flowered for the first time in a decade.
06 January 2023
The Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower, is known for its notorious smell - but did you know these plants have a fascinating life up to 10 years prior to the stinky inflorescent bloom?