Cactus Country, cactus garden and taqueria in Strathmerton on the Murray
Australia’s largest cactus garden
13 acres of cacti, colourful courtyards and a Taqueria & Bar. Right here on the Murray.
The desert is blooming
Spring is when the cacti show off, and every week brings new flowers. Add the Spring Bloom Pass to your garden entry and come back Wednesday to Sunday as often as you like until 30 November 2026.
Spring is when the cacti show off, and every week brings new flowers. Peak is usually October into early November, and the blooms are part of every garden entry.
Four deserts, one afternoon
The garden is planted by where each cactus calls home. Walk from Mexico to South Africa without leaving Strathmerton.
Prickly pear, agave and towering saguaro. The heartland, and the home of the fiesta.
Golden barrels and desert giants from the sun-baked Sonoran and Mojave.
Andean giants and Patagonian oddities from the high deserts of the south.
Sculptural aloes and otherworldly succulents from the Karoo and beyond.
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