ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ɐ bətˈænɪkəl ɡˈɑːɹdən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn lˈɑːkɹəm wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnz nˈeɪɾɪv ænd ɪmpˈoːɹɾᵻd, tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ænd sʌbtɹˈɑːpɪkəl plˈænts, ænd ˈʌðɚ vˌɛdʒɪtˈeɪʃən ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ænd sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.
In 1959 a Botanical Garden was founded on Lokrum which contains native and imported, tropical and subtropical plants, and other vegetation originating in Australia and South America.