And growing underneath it, Helichrysum bracteatum.
I love these colors.
Before we go, the trunks
and old capsules.
The Garden of Old Roses had many of the same colors today.
Gallicas mostly.
Abundant remnants of last season.
Elsewhere...
Luculia gratissima.
Alas, planted too far from the path to smell the fragrance.
Beschorneria alba.
The red inflorescence stands around for a long time after the flowers have faded.
Before we leave, in the orchid house Stanhopea wardii was very fragrant, like fruit candy with lemon.
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Nice shots, thanks for the tour. Do you know the name of the multi-trunked tree with the corky bark and the grass-like plant with the red flowers by the water?
The tree is Casuarina torulosa. The grassy plant with red berries actually, I don't know.
Lovely photos, lovely light.
Beautiful photos, Chuck. It's so striking how much your winter looks like our autumn, color-wise!
I love the shot of the yellow foliage through the shade...you and the new camera are a good fit, IMO. The orchid looks like something off a birthday cake! Do you have any orchids at home? In all the time I've been reading your blog, I don't recall seeing any.
Yeah, I guess I'm not that in to orchids indoors. Plus, the kittens would chew on them, knock them over, knock them off the table, etc etc.
I have two orchids outside. I native stream orchid with tiny flowers I haven't photographed very well (blooms in May) and a cymbidium orchid featured last Jan-Mar. It's alright, I guess.
Just discovered your UC Bot Garden blog and was delighted with your images. I'm just getting started on an effort to increase public awareness of the Garden and blogs like yours should help. I just started something yesterday (ucbgpl.blogspot.com), but we're not fully organized in this effort yet.
Paul Licht,Director
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