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Karwarra Australian Plant Garden

Shire of Yarra Ranges
PO Box 105
LILYDALE VIC 3140

Ph: 03 - 9728 4256
Fax: 03 - 9728 8047

Email: karwarragarden@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/karwarra
Authority: Municipal - Shire of Yarra Ranges
Established: 1968
Area: 2 ha
Location: Kalorama Memorial Reserve Mt Dandenong Tourist Road Kalorama
Entry Fees: $3.50 per person
Open: Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday & Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm
Number of Paid Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: 1 - 5
Planting Records: computer
% of Plants Labelled: plants are labelled by a numbering system and folders available
% Native Aust Plants: ~100%
Threatened Plant Prog: native
% of collection vouchered: none
Vouchers held at: –
Public Access Herbarium: no
Special Collections: Boronia, Telopea (OPCA), Lomatia, Sterculiaceae, Rutaceae
Indoor Exhibition Space: yes
Plant material available
For Public Sale: plants
Exchange with other Gardens: plants
To Research Institutions: no

Friends: Friends of Karwarra Garden
Friend’s Address: Same as Gardens
Friend’s Web Site: -