San Francisco, beckoning between the canyon slopes in the #Berkeley hills on this sunny midwinter afternoon #UCBotanicalGarden.

Take a stroll through the Asian Area to see this spectacular #Rhododendron protistum, located in bed 248! botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/collections/...
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We highly recommend taking a stroll through the Herb Garden as it is absolutely teeming with pollinators! It’s a full sensory experience of sight, sound, and scent, with many herbs and plants emitting wonderful fragrances. Bring your camera! #UCBotanicalGarden #Pollinator #butterfly

A glimmer of autumn in the reflections on the Japanese Pool. Plan a visit this weekend and check out the subtle colors just beginning to change throughout the Garden! #UCBotanicalGarden

As the Garden’s Southern African hill gears up for its spring Super Bloom, our #babiana early-bloomers are just getting started-Babiana patula-bed 128 is blooming now! #UCBotanicalGarden is the only public garden in the Bay Area with this level of babiana diversity. Visit soon!

#Puya micrantha is currently in full bloom in the Deserts of the Americas collection, bed 155. Accessioned into the Garden in 1956, it produces dramatic, towering flower stalks packed with rich nectar that pollinators simply can't resist! #UCBotanicalGarden #Naturephoto

Bloom Alert! Phragmipedium kovachii—a spectacular and critically endangered Peruvian native #orchid — blooming now in the Orchid, Fern and Carnivorous Plant House at the Garden! Visit soon to see this ephemeral beauty! #ucbotanicalgarden #ucbg #botanicalgarden #centerforplantconservation

If you're visiting the Garden this week, don't miss the #Evergreendogwood (Cornus capitata), blooming profusely in the Asia Collection, bed 400A, near the lawn. Come take a stroll and enjoy the blooms! #UCBotanicalGarden

Blue sky, gorgeous colors, and sweet fragrance can be found today in the Garden of Old Roses! Be sure to keep an eye out for a glimpse of our more shy residents: the California quail! #HybridTeaRoses #EthnobotanicalGarden #UCBotanicalGarden #UCBerkeley

Don't let a little rain get in the way of a nature walk at the #UCBotanicalGarden! The California Area is showing off vibrant, colorful #flowers. Plan your visit today: botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/visit/plan-y...
Coast iris (Iris douglasiana) bed 18A & Giant trillium (Trillium chloropetalum) bed 1B

Begonia formosana is blooming now in the Asia Collection (bed 235), peeking out from under its large leaves. Native to Taiwan, it thrives in moist, shady areas. #BegoniaFormosana #AsiaCollection #UCBotanicalGarden

We're excited to see the #Euryaleferox thriving in the Virginia Haldan Tropical House pond! This perennial aquatic flowering plant is cultivated for its nutritious seeds in its native eastern and southeastern Asia. #UCBotanicalGarden

Vibrant color and the lure of nectar are a magnet for hummingbirds! The last of the #puyas are blooming in the South American Area. Don't miss the deep purple tones of Chagual chico (Puya venustra) in bed 613. #UCBotanicalGarden

Blooming now: Desert columbine (Aquilegia shockleyi) growing in the CA area, bed 2. While most people associate columbines with lush, high-alpine meadows, this native species is uniquely adapted to desert mountain ranges—though they still need a hidden #UCBotanicalGarden

Leopard lily (Lilium pardalinum) is blooming now in the California Collection, bed 10, at the #ucbotanicalgarden. Don't miss seeing these ephemeral flowers! #garden