The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Must-see

Every month our volunteer guides select a range of plants and other Garden features to create a self-guided, seasonal tour for our visitors.

Close up of pink flowers

Must-see tour

Experience the pick of the crop no matter when you visit! 

We've made it easy for you to make the most of your visit to the Garden. Our volunteers have put together a seasonal list of the exotic and native plants that are currently looking their best.

Download the November must-see tour

Guided walks

Now is a great time to visit the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and enjoy some flowering gems.

Join a guided walk led by our knowledgeable volunteer guides!

  • Pink and white flowers of Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland Bottle Tree
    Brachychiton rupestris
  • Close up of a red bloom of the Idiospermum Australiense
    Idiospermum Australiense
  • pink and cream blossoms of the Kopi Mallee
    Kopi Mallee
  • august plant of the month close up
    Spitting Tree - Anneslea fragrans
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    Tree Waratah - Alloxylon flammeum
White Jacaranda in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Plant of the month

White Jacaranda - Jacaranda mimosifolia 'Alba'

Forty-nine species of Jacaranda occur in South America but this species has become one of the world’s most popular ornamental trees. It has been extensively planted in Australia since being introduced in the early 1850s. A nearby tree in our lower garden first flowered in 1868. The white form was introduced to Australia in 1960 by Bellingen doctor, George Hewitt and our specimen was planted in 1991.

Family: Bignoniaceae

Read more about the plant of the month

Tree with purple flowers along a sunny garden pathway

Garden Explorer

Follow the link to Garden Explorer to help find the plants on this month's tour.
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Tree with purple flowers along a sunny garden pathway

Volunteer Guides

Take a tour of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with our Volunteer Guides. Tours run daily at 10.30 am.
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