Sydney Botanic Gardens

Sydney Australia – 2017. The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney is a 30 hectare public garden in downtown Sydney Australia. It is open to the public at no charge and a must see if you are visiting Sydney. It was established in 1816 and has an amazing collection on native and overseas plants. It has a pavilion, The Calyx, with a wall of flowers 6 meters high and 50 meters long. The current display theme (spring of 2017) is pollination.
Rhododendron Christianae from Papua New Guinea
Orchids - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Orchid - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Nymphaea – ‘Dean Edwards’ Tropical day blooming water lily
Nymphaea – ‘Dean Edwards’ Tropical day blooming water lily
Nymphaea – ‘Director George T Moore’ Tropical day blooming water lily
Nymphaea – ‘Pam Wilson’ Tropical day blooming water lily
The Calyx - a display featuring the role of colour in Pollination
Pansies in The Calyx - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
The Calyx - a display featuring the role of colour in Pollination
Orchids - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Spathogloittis plicata – purple ground orchid
The Calyx - a display featuring the role of colour in Pollination
Succulents in The Calyx - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Succulents in The Calyx - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Amorphophallus decussilvae x variabilis – Voodoo lily from Java, Indonesia
Rosa ‘Honey Bouquet’ Rose
Foxglove – Pioneer Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Jacaranda tree in bloom outside the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
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