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First opened in 1977, the crescent-shaped Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on 100 hectares on the eastern slopes of
Mount Lofty Mount Lofty (, elevation AHD) is the highest point in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. It is located about east of the Adelaide city centre, within the Cleland National Park in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. The mountain's su ...
in the
Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ...
east of
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in
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. The cooler, wetter location suits plants from temperate climates which are difficult to grow on the
Adelaide Plains The Adelaide Plains (Kaurna name Tarndanya) is a plain in South Australia lying between the coast ( Gulf St Vincent) on the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east. The southernmost tip of the plain is in the southern seaside suburbs of A ...
. Amongst the native Australian flora there are
tree ferns Tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees. Many extant tree ferns are members of the order Cyatheales, to which belong the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree fern ...
, as well as exotic cultivated plants from cool climates including
Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...
and
Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendr ...
and the National Species Rose Collection. The Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, together with the
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and Wittunga Botanic Gardens, is administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government
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. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct
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.


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See also

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List of Adelaide parks and gardens List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide. Northern Adelaide The South Australian government region known as Northern Adelaide and which occupies the north ...


References


Further reading

Aitken, Richard (2006). ''Seeds of change : an illustrated history of Adelaide Botanic Garden.'' Adelaide : Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.


External links


Mt Lofty Botanic GardenFriends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
Retrieved 12 September 2012
Botanic Gardens of South Australia
Retrieved 29 June 2017. {{Authority control Parks in Adelaide Tourist attractions in Adelaide Botanical gardens in Australia 1977 establishments in Australia Gardens in South Australia South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate