UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens

After the Tilden Botanical Gardens Friedhelm and I went to the 

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens. While the Tilden Gardens featured plants

from California, UC Berkeley had plants from around the world.

This is a Banksia Oblongifolia from New Zealand, There were a lot

of odd shapes and sizes. 

While a large majority of plants were labeled, sometimes it was hard to tell

what label belonged to what plant or if there was a label at all. I tried using 

an app on my phone but I guess in doesn't include a complete list of 

flowers from New Guinea and Korea, et al. The internet was a little

help if I had some idea of where to start.

Here's one I really liked but didn't get the name of.

As I said some interesting structures. This one is from

New South Wales, Australia

Most did not have a 'Familiar or Common' name.  this one did.

This beautiful Fushia is from Equador. All the photos were

taken with either my Tokina 100mm macro or Sigma 28-105mm.

There were all kinds of Rhododendrons. I had trouble identifying this one

 on the internet but think I got it right. The black tips and inner base were the

key to my guess.

This is actually on of my favorites. It was in a tree on the side of a hill. You don't

know how tempted I was to climb that hill and get some better shots.

 (They don't like you climbing where you're not supposed to.) 

This is just a bud, the ones in full bloom where higher up.

This is another unknown, the closest I could come was some type of Poppy, or 

maybe a Lily!?

And of course at least of photo that features lines. I like the little curly cue, middle right.

This is one spot where I plan to revisit and....

Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph

Dave