The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a naturally beautiful and tranquil living museum of California native plants. Located within Tilden Regional Park in the hills above Berkeley, California, this enchanting 10-acre garden is a sanctuary for many of the state's rare and endangered plants and a place for visitors to wander among trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses from plant communities throughout the state. The Botanic Garden is welcoming to all visitors from our entire Bay Area community and travelers to the Bay Area.
Upcoming Events
Wildflowers of the World
Classes by Glenn Keator 10 AM to Noon, at the Visitor Center
Oct 25 SOUTH AMERICA: Mainly the plants of forests, woodlands, and coastal habitats of the west coast of South America especially from Peru to Chile.
Nov 1 TEMPERATE EUROPE: The parts of Europe that are winter cold and summer wet that include a wide range of forests, woodlands, and meadow like habitats.
Plants of Interest
Hummingbird monardella
Ashyleaf buckwheat
Long-stemmed buckwheat
Emory’s rock daisy
Laguna Mountain alumroot
California huckleberry
Feltleaf everlasting (Wright’s cudweed)
Santa Cruz Island buckwheat
Cuesta Pass checkerbloom
Coinleaf manzanita (nascent inflorescences)
Western azalea
Marsh grindelia (Gumweed)
Wright’s buckwheat
California fleabane
Buttonwillow
Beach sagewort
Fringed false hellebore
Foothill clarkia
Leatherroot
Purple reed grass
Parry manzanita
Blue field gilia
Ongoing Activities
