Royal Botanic Garden Sydney presents living floral wall showpiece at The Calyx

The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is presenting a new display- inBLOOM - from 11th August 2020 allowing plant-lovers to explore a breathtaking world of colour and light.

Lime yellow, vivid red, marmalade orange, shades of green and bright pink are just some of the lovely colours to be found on the green wall at The Calyx, one of the largest vertical floral walls in the southern hemisphere.  

Visitors will discover new plants and rainforest trees inside the new free-floral display and learn how every flower is a natural machine designed for reproduction and survival. Competing for attention, they brazenly signal to pollinators using colour, shape and scent.  

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Executive Director, Denise Ora says this green environment is designed to be exhilarating and educational for visitors of all ages and adds “when it opens in August, The Calyx will become a place to visit and learn more about the role of colour in plant ecology. It will be a living breathing hub for the community to enjoy and connect with the silent language of plants.  

“We know that plants enrich our lives and the planet, but they also help lift our mood and provide us with inspiration. inBLOOM provides visitors of all ages a chance to learn, explore and appreciate nature within a five-minute walk from the hustle and bustle of the CBD.”

Taking the form of an impressionistic living watercolour painting, the brilliant display of flowers stretches over 50 metres in length and 5.5 metres high. On show for the next twelve months, this stunning backdrop will play host to guests looking to escape through daily visits and a rich varied community programming of art exhibitions and book launches, workshops, tours, music and food focused events.

Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands Director of Horticulture, John Siemon notes inBLOOM is an extravaganza of colour and explains “the display inside The Calyx is being refreshed to create a gigantic indoor garden that will capture all the senses. Installed and designed by the Horticulture team at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the living floral wall showpiece and thousands of vibrant plants throughout the display will uplift every visitor that sees it.”

InBLOOM is accessible by donation and will be on display daily from 10-4pm at The Calyx in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney from 11th August 2020 to July 2021.

For more information about The Calyx and to find out what is on at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney visit https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/TheCalyx

Images courtesy of Royal Botanic Garden Sydney