Spring is here to bring #PaperDaisy cheer! 🌺✨ As the protective nets come off, the stems will begin to shoot up to half a metre high - just in time for Father's Day weekend!

👁️ Look up close at the #Agave flexispina leaves. These remarkable #succulents produce an imprint of their older leaves on their underside, branding their history on their powder blue rosettes. 🌵 Explore our sun-bathed Succulent Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Australia's next top wattles for #NationalWattleDay 💛 From the classic Downy Wattle and Zig Zag Wattle, to the fascinating Myrtle Wattle, there are plenty of interesting characters to explore this month 🏵️✨ What is your top #wattle? Let us know in the comments 👇

🍃 The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) has both female and male cones. Can you guess which one this is?! #FathersDay

HELLO SPRING 🌺✨ Cascading into the week with the gorgeous #WeepingCherry Prunus subhirtella (Pendula) now in flower! 📍 Residence Garden, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah

Always wanted to replicate our spectacular #PaperDaisy display at home? Top three varieties: 🌼 #Showy everlastings (Schoenia filifolia) 🌼 #Rosy everlastings (Rhodanthe chlorocephala) 🌼 #Mangles everlasting (Rhodanthe manglesii) 👉 Explore more: bit.ly/43qoRlK

#WollemiWednesday Q&A! 🌲✨ Q: Why are my #WollemiPine leaves turning yellow? A: Sometimes Wollemi Pines produce yellowish green foliage when they are in high-light locations and/or under stress. 💭 Leave your Wollemi Pine questions in the comments 👇

🏆 Professor David Keith UNSW is awarded the Botanic Gardens of Sydney #AIBS Eureka Prize for Excellence in Botanical Science. #EurekaPrizes Learn more: youtu.be/UddVgKSFGjc

Congratulations to the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners! Their contributions are not only enhancing our lives today, but building a resilient, sustainable world for the future. View the full list: australian.museum/get-involved/e…

It's unusual to see #wildflowers already in full bloom across western NSW. Laura Watts from the Australian PlantBank says many species have long-lived soil seed banks & can take advantage of ideal conditions to germinate & flower quickly. Read more 👇 ab.co/3Tf5wQS

Spring sparkle 🌸✨ 416 hectares of rolling hills, lakes, lawns and gardens... 📍 Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

📣 The Gibraltar Range Waratah (Telopea aspera) is now on Australia’s threatened species list. 🌱 It's one of 11,900 species cared for in our Living Collections. 🤝 For #ThreatenedSpeciesDay, join us in protecting & championing the environment: bit.ly/3XhOEu0

🍃 #Cycads are one of the most at risk organisms on the planet. For #ThreatenedSpeciesDay, discover the fascinating ways they reproduce & how scientists are helping save them from extinction. 📽️ Watch the full What The Flora?! episode: bit.ly/3Mx3Oqc

#Macadamia (Macadamia tetraphylla) 🌺🍃 The #Macadamia genus only has 4 species. All are native to the subtropical rainforests of coastal NSW and QLD and listed as vulnerable or endangered. ➡️ Discover more: bit.ly/47QMXH6 📍 Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Shades of purple in Botanic Gardens of Sydney

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This #WeepingCherry is still pretty when it cries (Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula')🌺✨ The perfect cool climate tree from Japan is dropping double pink flowers all around the Residence Garden. 📍 Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah 📸 uniquesydneytours

Q: Can you transplant a #WollemiPine? 🌲✨ A: They can be transplanted from one part of the garden to another with some care. Ideally the roots would be progressively severed over several weeks to prepare the tree. 🌲 Take one home: bit.ly/3MGQ24r