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Virtual Plant Collections Tour

Join Ifechukwu Okeke at the UC Botanical Garden to explore how plants from around the world adapt to survive in diverse environments.

Bark that Defies Fire

How oaks evolved to survive fire—and how Indigenous fire stewardship may have shaped them

Hiding in Plain Sight

A remarkable botanical discovery that sparked an international investigation

Blue: Nature’s Rarest Flower Color

Chasing the elusive blue flower

It Would Puzzle A Monkey

An unusual tree that can live for over 1,000 years!

Shrubby Poppies in California

Fried egg flower–the largest California native flower!

Oddities in Plant Growth

Unusual growth patterns of the indigo plant in the Herb Garden

Botanizing in Sumatra

In search of Nepenthes: Travelogue to Sumatra with Garden Horticulturists Eric Hupperts and Corina Rieder

Seed Banking Rare Plants

Saving endangered plants–one seed at a time.

Know Your Newts

The peaceful waters of the Japanese Pool–a haven for amphibian mating season–also house a deadly surprise!

Celebrating Women in Botany

In honor of Women's History Month, we're happy to share a short list of notable women botanists, past and present!

An Ethnobotanical Gem

An ethnobotanical gem growing in the Virginia Haldan Tropical House, provides the dye used in many products