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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria oversees two beautiful botanic gardens and botanical research. The organisation values community wellbeing.
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Please keep comments respectful and courteous on this platform, or they may be deleted. Melbourne Gardens extends over 38 hectares and displays more than 50,000 plants. Diverse plant collections, year-round events, unique tours, and a reputation as one of the world's finest gardens has made Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria one of Melbourne's most popular tourist attractions. Located on Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne. Open 7:30am - 7:30pm daily. Cranbourne Gardens and the award-winning Australian Garden are located a 45-minute drive from Melbourne's C*D. Discover more than 170,000 individual Australian native plants from 1,700 different plant varieties in the 15-hectare Australian Garden or enjoy the self-guided walks and bicycle track in the surrounding 348 hectares of native bushland. Located on the corner of Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne (just off the South Gippsland Highway). Open 9am - 5pm daily (closed Christmas Day).

30/10/2026

Welcome to the dark side of the plant world 🩸😈

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Botanist Alastair Robinson shares the ruthless and spooky ways some carnivorous plants go about getting their nutrients.

What’s your favourite freaky plant?

Happy Halloween 🎃

30/10/2026

Just when you thought spring couldn’t get any more colourful…

𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘻𝘦𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪 (scarlet kunzea) has burst to life and is ready to welcome you to Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne!

Look closely and you’ll see that each floral spike is composed of dozens of tiny flowers which our local pollinators are going crazy for! 🔍

Wanting to invite more pollinators to your home garden? This red-hot Australian native is your perfect addition. Even a spring shower won’t stop them from coming back for more. 🐝

28/10/2026

fatfreddysdropnz return to Melbourne to play a one-off show at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria this March, joined by SUB-TRIBE and PANIA

Presale → Wed 4 Nov at 11am local time
Tickets on sale → Fri 6 Nov at 11am local time

28/10/2026

Help us settle one of the great botanical debates…

𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 subsp. 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 (bird of paradise) is unfurling all throughout Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and we need to know, how are we meant to see the bird?

Let us know what you see 💭👇

26/10/2026

Bogong moths have been the talk of the town for the past few weeks and for a very good reason! 🔍

Each spring, mountain pygmy-possums wake up from hibernation, hungry for nutritious Bogong moths to eat. Bogong moths usually fly to the possums’ mountain home in the billions, but fewer moths have arrived over the last few years, causing additional stress on the already Critically Endangered mountain pygmy-possums. The tiny but mighty Bogong moth was itself added to the Endangered species list just last year with concerns rising for the long-term survival of this amazing Australian species.

While breeding or migrating the adult bogong moths feed on nectar of flowers such as 𝘌𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢 and 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴, while their caterpillars eat a variety of herbaceous plants, including widespread invasive weeds like 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢 (Capeweed). The caterpillars of the Bogong moth are commonly known as cutworms because they feed on plants by chewing them off at ground level. Talk about the circle of life 🌏

This is where you come in! Our friends at Zoos Victoria need your help. If you see a Bogong moth, snap a picture and upload the photo and location to Moth Tracker 🔗 https://www.zoo.org.au/moth-tracker/

Your photos will help scientists better understand how to help the moths on their journey to the mountains in years to come ⛰️

24/10/2026

Life really is more rosy this time of year 🌹

Don’t miss our roses in their prime and plan your next visit to Melbourne Gardens ASAP 🌳

📍 Rose Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

⏰ Everyday, 7.30am - 7.30pm

23/10/2026

Poppies and a view of the city? It doesn’t get much better than this 🤩

𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘻𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Californian poppy) is putting on a vibrant display in a couple spots around Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne!

Head to the North American Drylands or the Cycad Collection to admire the poppies with the Melbourne skyline as your backdrop. 🏙️

22/10/2026

We didn’t choose the wombat life, the wombat life chose us 💚🙂‍↕️

Happy International Wombat Day to our furry friends! Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne is home to all sorts of Australian wildlife, and wombats are a special part of that community.

Thank you to our dedicated staff, Ollie and Ricardo Simao , for capturing these stunning shots of the wombats that live in the Bushland at Cranbourne Gardens. Make sure to keep a keen eye out next time you go for a walk through the Bushland!

Please remember to keep your distance if you are lucky enough to spot a wombat in the Bushlandand remember to drive slowly when entering and exiting the Gardens as wildlife may be crossing the road.

21/10/2026

We're thrilled to see Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne featured in National Geographic's guide to Melbourne, after the city was named one of the Best Places in the World to Travel to in 2027.

Whether you're exploring the landscape, connecting with nature or simply enjoying a moment of calm, the Gardens are proud to be part of what makes Melbourne such a remarkable destination.

Read travel writer Justin Meneguzzi's guide to exploring Melbourne:

From Downtown to the beloved Great Ocean Road, the Australian city is more beautiful and easier to get around than ever before.

16/10/2026

Sometimes a space is so beautiful we can’t just pick the one plant to show off! 🤩

Horticultural Curator Steph has picked her current favourites in the Sensory Garden, giving you the perfect trail to sniff, touch and look at on your next visit to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne!

Address

Birdwood Avenue
Melbourne, VIC
3004

Telephone

+61 3 9252 2429

Website

https://lnk.bio/royalbotanicgardensvic, https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/

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