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Adelaide Botanical Gardens


Daryl

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I just got back from a couple of days working down in Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide never gets much of a mention when it comes to palms in Australia. I too was curious, so decided to check out the local Botanical Gardens this morning before hitting the office.

Adelaide is situated on the southern coastline of Oz, at about 35 degrees south, and has a Mediterranean type of climate with dry summers and moist, mild winters. They only very rarely get a light frost and the coastal plains there are quite mild compared to the hilly inland areas.

I guess the climate is similar to parts of California, Europe and South Africa. The total rainfall for the year is about 540mm or 22 inches. Having said this, it was surprisingly green down there, in mid-winter which is their rainy season.

Anyway, it is a two and a half hour direct flight from the Gold Coast, and there is a wide range of landscapes presented to the passenger as you cross the inland areas of Oz.

Here are a couple of photos to demonstrate what inland Oz looks like...this is not the desert in central Australia, just the more arid parts of SE Australia.

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There are quite a few Washies around Adelaide. Most of them seemed to have had some 'cleaning' done via match...

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The ones in the BG still had their shags..something we never see here on the humid East cost of Oz.

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The have a good collection of dry climate palms. Here is a Livistona victoriae

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A very popular palm in the gardens is Trithrinax brasiliensis/acanthocoma

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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That Livistona victoriae looks good, thanks Daryl for posting, hope there's a few more.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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The only Dypsis I saw growing there were these D.decaryi near the main gate...

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Livistona rigida... They had quite a few species of Livistona represented. Most were still quite young.

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More dry palms... Brahea armata

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Brahea brandegeei

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Surprise surprise they even had CIDPs!

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Even the Livistona australis grow shags in Adelaide...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Some non-palms to break things up...

Ensete ventricosum were a popular planting...

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There were also a few 'Bangalows' Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

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They also had some Jubaeas here is a young one...

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Here are some older ones...there were also older and larger ones than these...more Juby photos later...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Some Cycads...they had a pretty good collection of cycads, especially South African species...

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This Hedescepe wasn't looking too happy...

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They had a decent collection of Chamaedoreas... C.hooperiana

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Chamaedorea metallica

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Howeas also grew well there...

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This Caryota gigas looked healthy enough too...

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The surprising genus growing there was Pritchardia...they had quite a few species scattered around the place.

This is P.beccariana

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Another with no tag...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Another nameless Pritchardia...

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They have a dedicated glasshouse for Madagascan succulents and dryland species

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What's this growing inside?

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A Bismarckia of course! They also had several smaller ones planted outside.

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I think this Hyphaene will give them some problems in a few years!

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Well, that's all for tonight. I've got a whole swag of other photos on my other memory card...I'll save them for tomorrow night...

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Thanks for taking us with you!

Those multitrunked Cycads are really amazing!

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Greetings from Amman/Jordan

Simona

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Beautiful shots of the Bismarckia inside the glasshouse! Were there any Pachypodium in there?

Kim Cyr

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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that was cool,thanks daryl.it reminded me of here! :mrlooney:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Excellent Daz, how about those Pritchardia ? They're a lot hardia than people realise.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Great photos Daryl. Those Pritchardias look good. Did you get any Ensete seed.

Palms are the king of trees

Brod

Brisbane, Australia

28 latitude, sub tropical

summer average 21c min - 29c max

winter average 10c min - 21c max

extremes at my place 5c - 42c

1100 average rainfall

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Daryl,that Livistona victoriae looks awesome! Did they have any New Caledonian palms like Chambeyronia etc..etc Cheers Mike(Newcal).

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Kim, yes they had some in the glasshouse, which was originally called 'The Palm House'. I'll put up more photos tonight.

Brod, Only one of the Ensetes was fruiting, but it wasn't mature, unfortunately.

Mike, sorry, no New Caledonian palms there, although I'm sure they would tolerate the climate, providing they are well watered.

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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:interesting:

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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I have been to Adelaide a few times and I haven't been to the Botanical Garden :blink: . Felt a bit guilty now... Thanks for posting, Daryl. It is more tropical than I thought.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

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Well done Daryl, great photos- I recognise many of the plants, the blue Encephalartos cycad with the 2 cones is a current highlight.

Hopefully you will post a photo of the large Jubea chilensis that was personally planted over 100 years ago by Princess Alexandra (later Queen Alexandra wife of Edward V11 of England) whom the King palm Archontophoenix alexandra is named after.

Did you also visit the nearby Bicentennial Conservatory aka "giant pastie"? Some of the palms are already touch the 90' high roof.

Adelaide, South Australia

Classic Mediterranean climate

Zone 10a, maybe zone 10b

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I'll be in Adelaide in September, I must go and have a look. Thanks for the pics

Nelson, NEW ZEALAND

Sheltered micro-climate

Min -2C, Max 34C

Latitude 41 Degrees South

Warm temperate climate, with over 2500 hours of sunshine per year.

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Well done Daryl, great photos- I recognise many of the plants, the blue Encephalartos cycad with the 2 cones is a current highlight.

Hopefully you will post a photo of the large Jubea chilensis that was personally planted over 100 years ago by Princess Alexandra (later Queen Alexandra wife of Edward V11 of England) whom the King palm Archontophoenix alexandra is named after.

Did you also visit the nearby Bicentennial Conservatory aka "giant pastie"? Some of the palms are already touch the 90' high roof.

Hi Alan, I have some photos of the Jubaea, but it is not looking good. The crown is distressed and I fear the end is nigh...

I will post the photos soon. That is an interesting bit of info BTW.

I only had one hour to spare, so didn't get a chance to have a really good look around unfortunately. I didn't see the 'giant pastie'. Do you have any photos of it?

regards,

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Here it is Daryl. 100 metres span, specialising in rainforest plants of northern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

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Adelaide, South Australia

Classic Mediterranean climate

Zone 10a, maybe zone 10b

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Here are some more photos...

Inside the Madagascan house...

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A nice sized Aloe...

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A healthy Phoenix reclinata

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A rather large Aussie... Agathis robusta..monstering the reclinata

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Here it is Daryl. 100 metres span, specialising in rainforest plants of northern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

Wow, too bad I missed it..well there's always next time!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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A few more Livistonas...

Livistona australis

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A sad Livistona alfredii

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Livistona fulva

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The mysterious King Leopold Livistona...

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Not a Liv, but a nice Brahea

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A nice old Chamaerops humilis

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Did I read king palm ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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The mysterious King Leopold Livistona ? Huh ? wah ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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A little colour to break things up...

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One really old Jubaea..I think this is the one Alan is referring to?

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Had a decent trunk girth...

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Here's another Jubaea growing nearby...no trunk shrink yet

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Another shot of the old girl...

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A young Bizzie growing nearby...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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A young Parajubaea torallyi

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A few Archontophoenix cunninghamianas (Bangalow Palms)

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One palm we rarely see in Queensland, and never looking this majestic...Washy filifera

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And more...they must have been quite old to get to this height.

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Speaking of tall Washies, these robusta were certainly reaching for the sky...

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Another old specimen...

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Guess where the prevailing wind comes from...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Here are some non palms...

A few Bamboo for Wal...

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A different Black Bamboo

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An old avenue of Moreton Bay Figs

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These gates are there for a reason, but I don't know why they lead to a pond...

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What they commemorate...

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Well, the tour has finished so now back to the Airport...Adelaide city to the left with the Adelaide Hills in the background...

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Flying back to the Sunshine State...leave that cloud behind!

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Fin!

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Great tour Daryl, thanks.

That bamboo looks suspiciously like running boo to me.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Great tour Daryl, thanks.

That bamboo looks suspiciously like running boo to me.

You would be correct Wal...a good Boo for your nature strip?

Simon Bamboo BTW

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Great tour Daryl, thanks.

That bamboo looks suspiciously like running boo to me.

You would be correct Wal...a good Boo for your nature strip?

Simon Bamboo BTW

Daryl

nature strip ? you do mean footpath I hope Daz, nature strip indeed.

Pleioblastus simonii ? no thanks, I'd prefer 3 big Coryphas with dense underplantings of maroon Areca vestiara with Chamaedorea metallica and adscendens to fill any gaps.

Congrats Adelaide, that's a really nice gardens and thanks again Daryl for the mini tour. One can never get enough Livistonas in ones day.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Look at all those great Mediterranean Palms. I could focus on those and never worry about the next big freeze. Nice to see the Howeas, C. gigas and Pritchardia thriving. That must be sort of pushing it there.

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7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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That was an inspiring collection, as it fits with our climate. Livistona is fast becoming one of my favourite palm genera;

Livistona chinensis, decipiens, nitida. I think I'll add Livistona victoriae and rigida to my collection now. Thanks Daryl. :)

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Thanks for the your Daryl. I thought your airplane and out was a good touch as well.

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Great to finally get a look at this well-known botanical garden. No wonder it has such a good reputation!

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Great pictures Daryl! Thanks for the tour!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Dang Daryl!

Those pictures rock!

More more more.

Never really even thought of Adelaide, which I'm sure pisses Addies off . . . .

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Dang Daryl!

Those pictures rock!

More more more.

Never really even thought of Adelaide, which I'm sure pisses Addies off . . . .

It's funny really, Adelaide gets least coverage in dispatches than any other major city/town in Australia by fellow Australians. These palms Daryl has kindly shown us are way better than what I saw in Melbourne BG.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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everything looked so nicely kept & that modernistic building was great.a very enjoyable tour,darl!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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