Find the collection on Central Lawn and dispersed throughout the Gardens.
Find the collection on our Interactive Map
Spring.
Inspiration for your home garden.
The collection is spread across 100 metres of sloping lawn.
Living Collections Plant Census
Formerly known as the Victorian Rare and Threatened Collection, the Australian Rare and Threatened Species Collection is situated in the island beds in the Central Lawn and scattered throughout the suitable microclimates of the wider Gardens. Collecting trips and collaborations with similar organisations continue to add to this ever growing category.
This Collection is vitally important to conserve Australia’s incredible native flora, especially as climate change brings more species under threat, and offers visitors a glimpse of what we stand to lose.
Other areas to view Rare and Threatened plants are the Eucalyptus robusta bed and Xanthorrhoea bed on the Eastern lawn, Conifer border, Australian Forest Walk, Fern Gully and Herbarium bed.
Suggan Buggan mallee or Mount Wheeler mallee
A beautiful small tree from dry and rocky parts of East Gippsland, it puts forth multiple white stem... Read More
Rock banksia or Grampians banksia
A large shrub to small tree endemic to Victoria, and only found in high altitude parts of the Grampi... Read More
Hairy-pod Wattle
This Acacia is vulnerable for Victoria and listed in the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988... Read More
Marble Daisy Bush
A beautiful and very rare little shrub endemic to Gippsland. Lovely grey foliage is crimpled and cri... Read More
Snowy River westringia
A remarkable little shrub, endemic to rocky cliffs of East Gippsland. Appealing silver foliage and w... Read More
<em>Eucalyptus saxatilis</em>
A beautiful small tree from dry and rocky parts of East Gippsland, it puts forth multiple white stems from a lignotuber. This species currently has a vulnerable status for Victoria.
The Australian Rare and Threatened Collection goes to the very core of a botanic garden; conservation, research, education and inspiration.
It was established in 2007 and collecting field trips with botanists from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's National Herbarium of Victoria has provided many important new plant introductions and much inspiration.
I am continually impressed by the diversity and beauty of Victoria's and Australia's rare plants and hope you are too.
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