It's Animal Day at the Garden, TOMORROW, 10 am–2 pm. See and touch live animals, enjoy hands-on booths, traditional music, and lots of exciting surprises indoors and outside. Get ready for a fun family-friendly day at the Garden! https://ow.ly/kRoZ50XhXfR #newt #snake #bird #bat #butterfly

Why did the #newt cross the road? To get to the Japanese Pool, of course! It's officially that time of year! The first rain of the season has triggered the newt migration, and they're making their journey to the water to mate. Aww, we love them so much!!

Fall is starting to show off! Aptly named Flameleaf sumac (Rhus copallinum) is lighting up the Garden with its brilliant red foliage in the Eastern North American Area. Come take in the first signs of fall color—it's just getting started!

Discover what’s in bloom at the Garden. Pick up a visitor map and start exploring the collections today! #GoBears!
1. Anchor Plant (Colletia paradoxa), South American Area, Bed 610
2. Deppea splendens, Mexico/Central American Area, Bed 360

#CalHC #Berkeleytime

You never know what you might find while wandering a shady path along #StrawberryCreek. Spotted: Lysionotus petelotii, growing out from between the rocks in the Asian Area, bed 240! The native range of this species is China to N. Vietnam.

#BotanicalGarden #ucbg #researchgarden #plantconservation

Discover the secrets of #desert species! Ever wonder why #cacti don't have leaves, or why some are so "hairy"? Learn all about cacti this Sunday, Aug 24, noon–3pm, at our Discovery Station, a drop-in experience—free with admission! botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/event/discov...

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

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

A pollinator magnet, Japanese rose (Rosa rugosa) is a fragrant beauty blooming now in the Asian Area, bed 226. You will find it located above the Japanese Pool, and it's accessible from the main paved path. It's a cheerful sight on a foggy Berkeley day!
#RosaRugosa #PollinatorGarden

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

The newts are lingering at the Japanese Pool along with hundreds (thousands?) of egg clusters, & ICYMI: we've just posted a recent video to our website: Know Your Newts, with Kannon Pearson. Don't miss this fascinating talk: botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/learn/garden...

bsky.app/profile/ucbe... Check out this great article by Jason Pohl. We were happy to be a plant resource for Liam McEvoy's research!

Take a stroll through the Asian Area to see this spectacular #Rhododendron protistum, located in bed 248! botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/collections/...
#ucbotanicalgarden #ucberkeley

Bloom alert! Come see these amazing and unique begonias in the Virginia Haldan Tropical House! Star leaf begonia (Begonia heracleifolia)

#Begonias #BotanicalGarden #PlantEnthusiast #ucbg #garden #nature #plants #tropicalplants #researchgarden #flowers #ucberkeley #science #conservation