Myall Park Botanic Garden, Botanical garden in Glenmorgan, Queensland, Australia.
Myall Park Botanic Garden is a 132-hectare site in Glenmorgan that focuses on plants from Australia's dry and semi-dry regions. The garden displays extensive collections of species that naturally grow in such climates.
The garden was founded in 1941 by David Morrice Gordon on his sheep station, where he began with plantings of Hakea leucoptera and Callistemon macropunctatus. Those early efforts set the foundation for the later work with native species.
The garden holds collections showing how Australians have cultivated and studied native plants over many years. You can see how this work has shaped the way people understand and use the country's plants today.
The garden has a horticulture center with propagation areas, potting facilities, and seed storage where visitors can observe the ongoing plant work. It helps to wear comfortable shoes since the grounds are large and partly shaded.
The hybrid Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' was developed here and is now one of the most widely planted native cultivars worldwide. This breeding success shows how research work at the site produces results used far beyond the local area.
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