Exploring a massive collection of rare tropical plants | Discovery | Gardening Australia

Jerry is at Cairns Botanic Garden, which is overflowing with tropical rarities. Subscribe 🔔 http://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 ___________________________________________ Gardening Australia is an ABC TV program providing gardening know-how and inspiration. Presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts, Gardening Australia is a valuable resource to all gardeners through the television program, the magazine, books, DVDs and extensive online content. Watch more: http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/gard... Facebook:   / gardeningaustralia   Instagram:   / gardeningaustralia   Web: http://www.abc.net.au/gardening ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).