Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Lake
Interactive map of Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
TypeBotanical
LocationCrafers, South Australia
Coordinates34°59′21″S 138°42′50″E / 34.989116°S 138.713765°E / -34.989116; 138.713765
Area97 ha (240 acres)
Opened1977
OwnerGovernment of South Australia
OperatorThe Botanic Gardens of South Australia
Websitewww.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/mount-lofty-botanic-garden

First opened in 1977, the crescent-shaped Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on 100 hectares on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. The cooler, wetter location suits plants from temperate climates which are difficult to grow on the Adelaide Plains. Amongst the native Australian flora there are tree ferns, as well as exotic cultivated plants from cool climates including Rhododendron and Magnolia and the National Species Rose Collection. The Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, together with the Adelaide and Wittunga Botanic Gardens, is administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government statutory authority.

In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

Features

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Lake
Gullies

East African Gully, Fern Gully, Magnolia Gully, New Zealand Gully, Rhododendron Gully, South American Gully, Southeast Asian Gully, Western Asian Gully.

The Fern Gully contains one of the country's "most diverse fern collections". At least 36 species of the Magnolia genus are represented in Magnolia Gully.

Loops and trails

Boundary Loop, Central Loop, Heysen Loop, Lakeside Loop, Lower Loop, Rhododendron Trail.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Search results for Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Grdn with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Oldfield, Sara (2007). Great Botanic Gardens of the World. London: New Holland Publishers UK. p. 99. ISBN 9781845375935.
  3. ↑ "Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Summit Rd, Crafers, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6574)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 Government of South Australia, "Mount Lofty Botanic Garden" (map), available on site, 2026
  5. ↑ Government of South Australia, "Magnolia Gully Walking Trail", self-guiding brochure available on site, 2026

Further reading

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