SF Botanical Gardens and Consevatory images

Grandson and I went to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens and Conservatory a week ago and I took lots of images to share here. I posted some last year and this time found a few new things to shoot.

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#6 cool bat face blooms

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the bat face is quite a large plant as you can see
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Wish I had room for a container of this size!
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Nice I love taccas and I love all aroids. I can ID most if you need it?

Or one like this.
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I was hoping you would pop in Brian! I'll go number them so it's easier as I have many more to go.
The white plant in the middle of that pot above is a Euphorbia lactea 'Variegata' White Ghost. Looks cool among all the tropics here, I love the unusual.
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Just loved the coloring on these leaves
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and another of a new leaf in the same pot
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Ruby eye arrowhead
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the leaves of the arrowhead are neat

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Connor was impressed with this large pitcher plant
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a climbing bird's nest fern

#23 I hope Kyle can ID this hibiscus

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and a few outdoor shots from the botanical gardens
Iochroma
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a large Fuchsia boliviana 'Alba'

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close-up of the blooms

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Beautiful beds of Geranium 'Rozanne'

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Huge brugmansia and fucshias, looked like a jungle

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an unknown fucshia

and we enjoyed a beautiful butterfly exhibit in the conservatory

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but I think they wanted out

That's all folks.

Beautiful! Thanks for the tour--maybe it'll inspire me to get off my butt and go over there--I've been meaning to go over there but other stuff keeps getting in the way! I actually thought of going this weekend since it's a long weekend, but then since the Bay Bridge was closed I thought it might be ugly trying to get back here after! Your pictures are truly awesome!

I just checked and it had actually been two years since I last went, here's that thread.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/448908/
You should go, the gardens are just wonderful as well and you would love the wonderful variety.