Did you know?
The name Floriade comes from the Latin word ‘floreat’ which means “may it flourish or bloom”.
More than one million plants will make up Floriade 2016.
481,854 visitors attended Floriade in 2014 – the biggest result on record.
In 2013 Floriade and NightFest took out top spot for the thing Canberrans like most about Canberra. The ‘Like Canberra’ campaign was launched in Canberra’s centenary year to find the top 100 reasons why locals like living in the ACT, receiving almost 14,000 nominations and 135,000 votes.