{"id":21897,"date":"2015-04-25T21:30:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T05:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=21897"},"modified":"2015-06-11T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:34:47","slug":"uc-botanical-garden-at-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/25\/uc-botanical-garden-at-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/06\/orchids-at-the-uc-botanical-garden-at-berkeley\/\">After blogging about the spectacular orchids at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley,<\/a> it only seems fair to give the rest of the flowers a chance. <a href=\"http:\/\/botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu\/collections\/sections.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">There&#8217;s plenty more to the garden&#8217;s collections<\/a>, 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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Honeybee_and_Aloe_castanea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21903 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Honeybee_and_Aloe_castanea_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Honeybee in flight laden with orange pollen of Aloe castanea, , Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Honeybee_and_Aloe_castanea_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Honeybee_and_Aloe_castanea_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Honeybee_and_Aloe_castanea_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beavertail_Cactus_Opuntia_aff_prolifera_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21902 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beavertail_Cactus_Opuntia_aff_prolifera_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Beavertail Cactus, Opuntia aff prolifera, with purple fruit, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beavertail_Cactus_Opuntia_aff_prolifera_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beavertail_Cactus_Opuntia_aff_prolifera_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beavertail_Cactus_Opuntia_aff_prolifera_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sparaxis_elegans_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21908 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sparaxis_elegans_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Sparaxis elegans close up, orange petals with purple center, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sparaxis_elegans_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sparaxis_elegans_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sparaxis_elegans_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Orange_and_yellow_flower_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21905 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Orange_and_yellow_flower_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Orange and yellow flower, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Orange_and_yellow_flower_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Orange_and_yellow_flower_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Orange_and_yellow_flower_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Puya_bromeliad_species_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21907 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Puya_bromeliad_species_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Purple flowers of Puya bromeliad species native to Talca Chile, grown outdoors at Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Puya_bromeliad_species_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Puya_bromeliad_species_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Puya_bromeliad_species_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_capitata_var_quartziticola_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21900 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_capitata_var_quartziticola_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers of Aloe capitata var quartziticola, grown outdoors at Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_capitata_var_quartziticola_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_capitata_var_quartziticola_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_capitata_var_quartziticola_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next photo presents one of the garden&#8217;s best vistas: an incredible view of San Francisco Bay, with Alcatraz in the foreground, and the distant <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farallon_Islands\" target=\"_blank\">Farallon Islands<\/a> 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!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/View_of_Golden_Gate_Bridge_Alcatraz_and_SF_Bay_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21910 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/View_of_Golden_Gate_Bridge_Alcatraz_and_SF_Bay_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"View of Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz and San Francisco Bay from Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/View_of_Golden_Gate_Bridge_Alcatraz_and_SF_Bay_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/View_of_Golden_Gate_Bridge_Alcatraz_and_SF_Bay_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/View_of_Golden_Gate_Bridge_Alcatraz_and_SF_Bay_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Trillium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21909 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Trillium_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Trillium in bloom, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Trillium_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Trillium_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Trillium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Protea_burchellii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21906 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Protea_burchellii_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Protea burchellii, close up of flower, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Protea_burchellii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Protea_burchellii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Protea_burchellii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Mammillaria_crucigera_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21904 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Mammillaria_crucigera_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Mammillaria crucigera, small cactus with small bright pink flowers, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Mammillaria_crucigera_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Mammillaria_crucigera_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Mammillaria_crucigera_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_with_red_edged_leaves_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21901 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_with_red_edged_leaves_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Aloe with red edged leaves, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_with_red_edged_leaves_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_with_red_edged_leaves_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Aloe_with_red_edged_leaves_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alluaudia_ascendens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21899 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alluaudia_ascendens_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Alluaudia ascendens leaves and spines, Arid House, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alluaudia_ascendens_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alluaudia_ascendens_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alluaudia_ascendens_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s plenty more to the garden&#8217;s collections, with plants from around the world. Here are some of our best photos. The first six pictures highlight a few of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-general-gardening","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21897"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21950,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21897\/revisions\/21950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}