The following is a partial list of flowering and fruiting plants located in Fairchild during the specified month. Plants are listed alphabetically by scientific name, the location by plot number and by common name. You may refer to the plot map at the bottom of this page. Plot maps are also located at the Visitors Center at the entrance to Fairchild.
Plants of Interest April 2010
Arboretum
Acacia tortuosa 3a
Barleria cristata Philippine violet 5
Begonia ‘Selph’s Mahogany’ 50
Bravaisia berlandieriana 43
Calliandra haematocephala red powder puff 50
Clusia lanceolata 49
Cochlospermum vitifolium buttercup tree 26
Dombeya x ‘Seminole’ 35
Erythrina x bidwillii 41a
Euphorbia punicea flame of Jamaica 41c, 50
Fouqueria splendens ocotillo 6
Gmelina arborea var. canescens snapdragon tree 51
Heliotropium angiospermum scorpion’s tail 43
Hibiscus boryanus 33
Iochroma warscewiczii 49
Jasminum sambac ‘Grand Duke of Tuscany’ 5
Jatropha integirrima peregrina 41
Kopsia arborea 47
Leonotis nepetifolia 43
Malpighia coccigera Singapore-holly 19a
Neomillspaughia emarginata 25
Pereskia bleo wax-rose 6
Pseudobombax ellipticum shaving brush tree 26
Rondeletia leucophylla 49
Salvia ‘Anthony Parker’ 43
Senna polyphylla desert senna 52
Stemmadenia litoralis 47
Tournefortia staminea 43
Wigandia urens 3
Vine Pergola
Allamanda violacea
Begonia popenoei
Clerodendrum splendens
Congea tomentosa shower of orchids
Eranthemum pulchellum blue sage
Oxera pulchella royal climber
Petrea volubilis queen’s wreath
Securidaca diversifolia Easter flower
Solandra maxima golden chalice vine
Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum
Thunbergia grandiflora Bengal creeper
Wagatea spicata candy corn plant
Conservatory
Alpinia rugosa
Amherstia nobilis pride of Burma
Calathea burle-marxii ‘Ice Blue’
Dichorisandra penduliflora
Epiphytic Orchids & Bromeliads throughout
Freycinetia cumingiana
Musella lasiocarpa
Tapeinochilos ananassae pineapple ginger
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Plot 19b
Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush
Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish needles
Bourreria succulenta Bahama strongbark
Calotropis gigantea giant milkweed
Conoclinium coelestinum blue mistflower
Cordia globosa butterfly sage
Freylinia sp.
Lantana involucrata wild sage
Odontonema callistachyum
Pentas lanceolata Egyptian starclusters
Ruellia succulenta thickleaf wild petunia
Salvia coccinea tropical sage
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii Bahama senna
Zanthoxylum fagara wild lime
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Plot 31
Aloe imalotensis
Aloe vaotsanda
Euphorbia beharensis
Euphorbia milii crown of thorns
Kalanchoe spp.
Pachypodium rosulatum var. rosulatum
Uncarina grandidieri mouse trap tree