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Adelaide Botanic Garden

North Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000

Phone: 08 8222 9311
Fax: 08 8222 9399
Email: botanicgardens@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au

Authority: State Government of SA Headquarters of Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
Established: 1855
Area: 41 ha (incl Botanic Park)
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide
Entry Fees: Free entry. Entry fee to Bicentennial Conservatory
Open: Monday to Friday 8 am Saturday & Sunday 9 am Closing time varies with seasons
Number of Paid Staff: 20 - 50
Number of volunteers: 60
Planting records: computer
% Plants Labelled: 85%
% Native Aust Plants: 25%
Threatened Plant Prog: native & exotic
% of collection vouchered: 30%
Vouchers held at: State Herbarium of South Australia (AD)
P A Herbarium: yes
Special Collections: National Rose Trial Garden, Botanic Gardens of Australia Rose Garden
Indoor Exhibition Space: yes

Plants Material Available
For Public Sale: no
Exchange with other Gardens: seeds and plants
To Research Institutions: seeds and plants

Friends: Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide
Friend’s Address: North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Friend’s Web: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/friends.html