Wildflower's Native Botanicals Display

Explore the immersive installation of native botanicals designed by Indigenous landcare experts, Wildflower.

Experience the essence of Country in the heart of The Rocks. Located in Circular Quay and First Fleet Park the immersive installation of native botanicals, tells a story of bush food discovery and the rich native ingredients that can be found in our very own backyard. 

There are 4 gardens to explore:

Stop 1: The Forest
Begin your bush food discovery, featuring the iconic eucalypts (less well known is their antibacterial, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory qualities). 

Located in the understorey you will find edible planting, including lomandra (edible young shoots and basket weaving), and a mixture of groundcovers.

Stop 2: The Serpent
Discover native plants used as condiments, spices, and infusions. Plants include warrigal greens, samphire, pepperberry, native mint, native oregano, native parsnip and youlk (edible roots).

Stop 3: The Pantry
A smorgasbord of edible fruits, leaves and roots. Learn how to make a three course meal using native ingredients. Some of the plants in this garden include mountain pepperberry, lemon myrtle, cinnamon myrtle,
midgin berry, winter apple, lemon scented tea tree, plum pine and grevillea (for its sweet nectar).

Stop 4: The Rocks
Did you know native grass seeds were used for making flour? One such is kangaroo grass (themeda australis) which remains a popular native grass used in both site remediation and landscaping today.

Lemon myrtle (backhousia citriodora): the leaves were used as an insect repellant when crushed and rubbed over the skin or thrown in the camp fires. Leaves were also used for flavouring food during cooking. To this day, lemon myrtle remains a popular natural ingredient in the making of cosmetics, cooking (sweet and savoury) and
medicinal remedies.

Unlock The Rocks this August, and discover the Native Ingredients Trail and much more.