The Collection
The gardens is organised in thematic sections, plants are grouped by shared taxonomy or are presented in ecological groupings that exist in nature. More than 5,500 species are cultivated. Displays include:
- Rainforest Gully, featuring plants for the rainforests of Eastern Australia.
- Rock Garden, a display of plants which occur in habitats from the desert to alpine areas.
- Sydney Region Flora, a display of the divers flora endemic to the sandstone formations of the Sydney basin.
- Mallee Plants, the mallees is the name given to multi-stemmed eucalypts and the shrubs and grasses associated with them.
- Banksias, waratahs and grevilleas (family Proteaceae)
- Callistemon, Leptospermum and Melaleuca (family Myrtaceae)
- The Eucalypt Lawn, features about one fifth of Australian eucalypt species.
- Wattles (Genus Acacia)
Read more about this topic: Australian National Botanic Gardens
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