Australian flora Archives

The Vanishing Botanist: Ludwig Leichhardt’s Australian Odyssey

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 20, 1846 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the vast, sun-drenched landscapes of Australia, where the Prussian botanist Ludwig Leichhardt (books about this person) penned a poignant letter…

George Bentham: The Lawyer Who Revolutionized Botany

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 22, 1800 My dearest garden friends, on this day, we celebrate the birth of George Bentham, a man whose decision to abandon law for botany would alter not only his own destiny…

The Curious Dance of Robert Brown: Friend Botanist, Particle Observer, and Fortunate

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 10, 1858 Darlings, it is with a mixture of scientific intrigue and gardening gossip that we remember the passing of one Robert Brown, Scottish botanist extraordinaire, who has departed this earthly garden…