Cycad

Cycad Collection

Living fossils, ancient survivors from the age of dinosaurs, at home in a modern landscape.

Explore Rainforest plants from Tasmania to Queensland in the Gardens' new Australian Forest Walk. This Walk features informative signage telling the story of our rainforest habitats, and highlighting the importance of conserving these precious areas.

Enjoy walking through out forest setting. Don't forget to look up and see the forest giants. Agathis, the giant Queensland Kauri, Toona Australis, the sensational Red Cedar. And many more. Look down and see gorgeous ferns and a large range of Australian forest shrubs, grasses and groundcovers.

 

Key Plants
Curator Notes
History  


Key Plants

Lepidozamia peroffskyana  

Trunk to 7 metres, dark green leathery leaves. Produces large cones.  

Cycas revoluta  

Trunk or trunks to 3 metres,dark green shiny leaves. Good container plant

Macrozamia communis 

Short or no trunk, leaves in a rounded crown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Curator Notes

  1. Some plants are at risk of extinction in the wild from poaching and loss of habitat
  2. Tough long-lived plants requiring little water once established 
  3. Little care needed, prune off old, unsightly leaves

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History 

  • The larger plants were planted in the 19th century. The current collection was brought together  in the 1990's.

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Image


Best Viewed


All year

Location


Eastern Lawn

Anderson Street near B gate
Visitor Map
 

Grow

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Plant Census


Find out what plants grow at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

 


> RBG Melbourne > Garden Features

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - Cycad
http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/./Cycad ( accessed Tuesday, 24th November 2009 )