Education

UC Botanical Garden Trip to Namaqualand

Travelogue to Namaqualand: Seeing plants in their natural habitat
Docent standing in the Redwood Grove.

Virtual Tour: Discovering the Six Parts of a Plant

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
A field of bright yellow flowers in the sunshine

Seed Banking Rare Plants

Saving endangered plants–one seed at a time.
Two newts mating in water

Know Your Newts

The peaceful waters of the Japanese Pool–a haven for amphibian mating season–also house a deadly surprise!
A field of bright orange flowers

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!
One bright orange flower with many petals

The Editing of Plant Names

Do Rhinoceros actually eat the Rhinoceros bush?
Fruit and vegetables with numbered labels stuck on the skin

Sticky Problem Solutions

Highlighting a fascinating research project using the Garden's plant collections. 
Many thin green leaves covered with reddish-brown dots

Fern Reproduction

Ferns come from an ancient lineage of non-flowering plants that reproduce by spores

Aristolochia Pollination

Luring pollinators with smell
Clusters of blue-purple flowers

Nectar: A Renewable Resource

Nectar, a floral reward for bees and birds
People sitting on the ground sifting small red seeds into bowls

Amaranth Harvest

A special event in in partnership local cultural group Indigenous Permaculture