Cut-leaf banksia

    Banksia praemorsa

     Photo Credit: Margaret Pieroni

    Blue ginger

    Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

     Photo Credit: Beverly Allen

    Eucalyptus copulans

     Photo Credit: Lesley Elkan

    Morton Bay fig

    Ficus macrophylla

     Photo Credit: Kate Nolan

    Chilean Bellflower

    Lapageria rosea

     Photo Credit: Annie Hughes

    Chir Pine

    Pinus roxburghii

     Photo Credit: Elaine Musgrave

    Rhododendron dalhousiae

     Photo Credit: Christine Battle

    Wollemi Pine

    Wollemia noblilis

     Photo Credit: Beverly Allen

    Gymea lily

    Doryanthes excelsa

     Photo Credit: Deirdre Bean
The Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa) was introduced into the garden in 1819. This painting by Deirdre Bean forms part of the gardens’ florilegium.

GALLERY: The illustrated garden

By AG STAFF | August 9, 2016

This year, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney marks its 200th anniversary with the launch of Florilegium – an ambitious painted record of its living plant collections. Read more about the Florilegium project in the latest issue of Australian Geographic (AG#134).

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