Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

The corpse flower dubbed "Putricia" arrived at the Botanical Garden of Sydney seven years ago, and has grown a cult following.

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...

An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the internet ...

Hand-pollination of the pungent corpse flower results in hundreds of seeds that will be sent across the world to help ...

Across the globe in Australia, a Amorphophallus titanum corpse flower nicknamed Putricia has been blooming for the past week ...

About 20 statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens were damaged between 2am and 5am on Thursday, according to Victoria Police, with the estimated damage more than $140,000. “The statue heads of two ...

The Ballarat Botanical Garden Foundation condemned the vandalism ... behaviour around monuments and significant sights across the Australia Day long weekend,” officers said in a statement.

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