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UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

After blogging about the spectacular orchids at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley, it only seems fair to give the rest of the flowers a chance. There’s plenty more to the garden’s collections, with plants from around the world. Here are some of our best photos. The first six pictures highlight a few of the drought-tolerant plants growing outdoors.
Honeybee in flight laden with orange pollen of Aloe castanea, , Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyBeavertail Cactus, Opuntia aff prolifera, with purple fruit, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleySparaxis elegans close up, orange petals with purple center, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Orange and yellow flower, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyPurple flowers of Puya bromeliad species native to Talca Chile, grown outdoors at Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyFlowers of Aloe capitata var quartziticola, grown outdoors at Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

The next photo presents one of the garden’s best vistas: an incredible view of San Francisco Bay, with Alcatraz in the foreground, and the distant Farallon Islands appearing faintly in the background over the Golden Gate Bridge. The final row of pictures shows a few of the prickly gems of the Arid House. They all point to a beautiful visit!

View of Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz and San Francisco Bay from Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyTrillium in bloom, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyProtea burchellii, close up of flower, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Mammillaria crucigera, small cactus with small bright pink flowers, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyAloe with red edged leaves, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at BerkeleyAlluaudia ascendens leaves and spines, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

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This entry was posted on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at 9:30 pm and is filed under Botanical Gardens, General Gardening, Photos.

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    April 30th, 2015 at 2:52 am

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