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.
Adelaide Botanic Garden was assigned funding for three types of works. These are:
The following free standing toilet facilities have been demolished and will be rebuilt in the same location with modern, sustainable practices to include toilets, family rooms with provision for children, and accessible toilets:
The following toilets, which are located within larger buildings, have also been upgraded. The renovations will improve ventilation and enhance the visitor experience.
Upgrades to the heritage-listed old Tram Barn, which houses the State Herbarium will take place.
In this building, scientists undertake vital scientific botanical research. It also holds the state’s scientific botanical collections.
Works will include salt damp remediation, roof sarking and roof insulation, all of which will help to manage temperature and humidity in the building, something the precious collections are at risk from. Additional shelving will also be installed to enable safer and more efficient storage of the Herbarium’s 1.2 million plus botanical collections.
The Goodman Building is the admin centre of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium. This work will involve the replacement and repair of the slate roof and eliminate water leaks into the historic building, which used to be the admin centre for Adelaide's tram network.
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?