Subantarctic Plant House

One of the most exciting and unusual collections at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is kept inside a small, specially constructed building. There's no other collection like it, anywhere in the world.

Here, plants from subantarctic islands in high southern latitudes are displayed in a climatically-controlled environment, where chilly fogs and mists mirror the wet, cold conditions of their island homes.

The plants of the Subantarctic Plant House have been collected by Gardens staff and associated scientists on field trips to Macquarie Island.