Corporate Body

Wittunga Botanic Garden (1975 - )

State of South Australia

From
1975
Blackwood, South Australia, Australia
Functions
Botanic garden, Conservation or Environment and Horticulture
Website
https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/wittunga-botanic-garden

Summary

Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of two regional gardens of the Adelaide Botanic Garden (ABG). Located in Blackwood, a suburb in the Adelaide foothills, it features displays of Australian and South African plants. It was originally the property of Edwin Ashby, a noted naturalist and advocate for Australian flora. Ashby developed a deep-watering system that is now used in many gardens. The property was donated to the ABG in 1965 by Edwin's son, Keith, and opened to the public in 1975.

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  • Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Catalogue of plants 2010: Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens (Adelaide: Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, 2010), 297 pp. Details

Helen Cohn

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