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    • Plan your visit
      • Hours
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      • Access
      • Parking
    • Succulent Restaurant
    • Visitor Centre
      • Conference Room and Training
    • TOURS
      • Tour options
    • Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens From Above
    • Feature Attractions
      • French memorial fountain
      • Wollemi Pine grove
      • Wombat One
    • Photography
    • Near the Gardens
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Heritage
    • Indigenous Heritage
    • Before 1818 and beyond
      • William Davidson
      • Further history of William Davidson
    • Historic Structures
      • The Superintendent’s House
    • A History of Plant Collections
  • Our Collections
    • Living collections
    • Plant Collections – Current Practices
    • Tasmanian Community Food Garden
      • Pete’s 90th birthday
    • Tasmanian Collections
    • Sub Antarctic Plant House – Powered by Nekon
    • Japanese Gardens
    • Friends Mixed Border
    • Significant Tree Collections
    • Lily Pond
    • Cactus Collection
    • Chinese Collection
    • Herb Garden
    • Palm Collection
    • New Zealand Collection
    • Foreshore Rehabilitation Project
  • Learning
    • WaterSense Gardening
      • Save Each Drop
  • Community
    • Friends of the RTBG
    • Volunteering
    • Support the Gardens
    • Donations
    • Our sponsors
    • Functions & Events
      • Venue Hire
      • Events
  • Conservation
    • The Role of the RTBG
    • RTBG conservation projects
      • Work within Tasmania
      • Environmental and Conservation Initiatives
      • National and Global Commitments
      • Seed Conservation and Biology
      • Azorella macquariensis
      • Lomatia tasmanica
      • Hardenbergia violacea
      • Davies’ Waxflower
      • St Lukes Cemetery
    • Orchid conservation centre
      • Orchid Conservation and Research
    • Seed banks and plant conservation
      • Botanic Gardens and Plant Conservation
      • Seed Banking: The Ultimate Insurance Policy For Plants
      • Seed Science
    • Seed conservation in Tasmania
      • The Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre
      • Seed Collecting 
      • Seed Drying and Cleaning 
      • Seed Viability Tests
      • Germination Tests at the TSCC
      • TSCC Germination Database
      • Interpreting the Germination Database for Home Use
      • Acknowledgements and Disclaimer 
    • Seed germination
      • What is Germination?
      • Seed Germination Requirements
      • Germinating Seeds For the First Time
    • Seed dormancy
      • What is Seed Dormancy?
      • Why does seed dormancy exist?
    • Dormancy classification
      • Different Types of Seed Dormancy
      • Endogenous Dormancy
      • Physiological Dormancy
      • Morphological and Combinational Dormancies
      • Exogenous Dormancy

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Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens,

Lower Domain Road, Queens Domain, Hobart

Phone: 03 61660451

Fax: 03 6173 0248

Email: rtbg@rtbg.tas.gov.au

OPENING HOURS: April – Sptember 8:00am – 5:00pm
October –  March 8:00am – 6:30pm

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