Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Garden · Adelaide Hills
A 97-hectare cool-climate garden on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty above the Piccadilly Valley, its ash and oak collections turning scarlet and bronze from mid-March through May and into June some years. The Arboretum section and the plantings around the Main Lake hold the most reliable color.
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Peak: March 15–May 31
Climatological window from published records. The weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.
Source: https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/news/what-to-expect-at-mount-loftys-autumn-colours
When to go to Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Peak usually arrives somewhere between March 15 and May 31. At 575 m, it turns before the lower ground nearby.
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- When does Mount Lofty Botanic Garden peak?
- In a typical year, color peaks around March 15–May 31. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/news/what-to-expect-at-mount-loftys-autumn-colours) rather than a season-specific forecast.
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