Jerry is at Cairns Botanic Garden, which is overflowing with tropical rarities. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/GA-subscribe
He meets curator Dr Charles Clarke, who says the conservatory is the most popular part for visitors to explore.
There are palms, aroids, bromeliads, ferns, orchids, nepenthes and a butterfly collection.
There’s even an epiphytic cycad, growing in a hanging basket - a real rarity.
Featured Plants:
QUEENSLAND FAN PALM - Licuala ramsayi
- Pentagonia wendlandii
- Zamia pseudoparasitica
GIANT PEACE PLANT - Spathiphyllum sp.
TITAN ARUM - Amorphophallus titanum
ELEPHANT YAM - Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
POLYNESIAN ARROWROOT - Tacca leontopetaloides
MIDNIGHT GINGER - Zingiber malaysianum
GIANT IMPATIENS - Impatiens mirabilis
Filmed on Yidinji Country | Cairns, Qld
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