gardening

U.S.F. Botanical Gardens Tour

lobster claw heliconia

While Sabina and I were at the plant sale on June 24th, we toured the botanical gardens. My favorite section was the bromeliads but the pavilion area with majestic bamboo plants and the path to the meditation garden were beautiful as well. Of course, the entire fair was within the gardens, so the plants were all around us… some of them were a little tougher to see since the tents of plants for sale were quite the distraction! 😉 Admittedly, we did not see the entire garden, but what we did experience was delightful. USF is located in subtropical agricultural zone 9b.

I love that many of the plants were arranged in vignettes perfect for picture taking. My mind is getting better at creating focal points and longer ranges vistas, so I appreciate the groupings in the botanical gardens.

bamboo
bamboo with crotons and crinum lilies
elephant ears
elephant ears with angel trumpet
shade plants near the pond
shade plants near the pond
plumeria
plumeria with coontie and purple queen tradescantia 
begonias
fatsias and begonias
hummingbird plants
hummingbird plants: red cuphea with vinca and purple sweet potato vine
bromeliads
bromeliads
staghorn fern
staghorn fern with bird’s nest fern
potato tree
potato tree
pride of india, plumbago, dianella/flax lily
pride of india
bamboo grafitti
bamboo grafitti
meditationgarden
meditation garden
bamboo, ferns, alocasia stream, lady palm and bridge looking into meditation area
bamboo, ferns, alocasia stream, lady palm and bridge looking into meditation area
agave
agave
pineapple bromeliad?
pineapple (which is a bromeliad)
stream with plams, pine tree, bromeliads, ferns, and bamboo and bridge
stream with palms, pine tree, bromeliads, ferns, and bamboo and bridge
usf desert garden bromeliad
usf desert garden bromeliad
music note plant
music note clerodendron
bromeliad aechmea
bromeliad aechmea
bromeliads
bromeliads
lobster claw heliconia
lobster claw heliconia

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