Photos of Colorful Blooms at San Francisco Botanical Garden in October

Entrance to San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.

Many thanks to San Francisco Realtor Lottie Kendall who first introduced this Sacramento Realtor to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. This place boasts over 50,000 plants, and is located inside Golden Gate Park at the corner of 9th and Lincoln Way. Admission is free to members; or $8.00 regular and $6.00 admission for seniors. My husband and I had originally planned to visit DeYoung Museum as there is always something happening there, but the exhibit last weekend was Teotihuacan. Since we were in Mexico climbing the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacan last February, and we also toured the National Museum of Archeology in Mexico City, it seemed like the exhibit might be redundant.

I am always up for visiting a botanical garden, and the San Francisco Botanical Garden was an excellent choice. The day was warm, sunny and beautiful. No coats or jackets necessary for the middle of October. When I first shot a few photos, I did so with PlantSnap to see if that new app, which my husband backed through crowdfunding, would show me the name. Except it did not identify most of the colorful blooms. I entered my suggestion for the name, based on nearby signs, but PlantSnap did not save my collections. Which is probably my fault for not watching the video. I don’t have the patience for instruction videos.

Therefore, some of the photos contain captions identifying the flowers and plants at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, and some do not. If you recognize a flora, please let me know, and I will tag it. My only regret was we did not have enough time to visit all 55 acres and every collection. I hope you enjoy the photos below.

Scrub Jay near the Garden of Fragrance at San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Balloon flowers

Lichen grows on European Hornbeam

Luculia Gratissima

Salvia Moorcroftiana

Monarch butterflies on butterfly bush

Peaceful pond with ducks at San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Red Spider Net Grevillea

Banksea Giant Candles native to Australia

Australian bottle brush

Sky Blue Lochroma Cyaneum

Peruvian Glory Bush

Winter’s Bark flowers are fragrant and used to make tea.

Dragon Trees in the Succulent Garden