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 2012
Arboretum
Acacia tortuosa 3a
Adenium arabicum 6
Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush 33
Brachychiton sp. ‘Garrad’s Nursery’ 33
Bravaisia berlandieriana 43
Brunfelsia uniflora yesterday today & tomorrow 27
Cochlospermum vitifolium buttercup tree 26
Dombeya x ‘Seminole’ 35, 57a
Euphorbia punicea flame of Jamaica 50
Fouqueria splendens ocotillo 6
Gardenia taitensis Tahitian gardenia 33
Gmelina arborea snapdragon tree 51
Gustavia superba membrillo 39
Ixora chinensis 24
Jasminum sambac ‘Grand Duke of Tuscany’ 19a
Kopsia arborea 47
Majidea zanquebarica 44
Napoleonaea imperialis Napoleon’s hat 45
Neomillspaughia emarginata 25
Parmentiera cereifera candle tree 29
Pereskia bleo wax-rose 6
Portlandia albiflora 50
Portlandia grandiflora 25
Portlandia proctorii 44
Pseudobombax ellipticum shaving brush tree 26
Ravenia spectabilis 39
Rondeletia leucophylla 24, 49
Scutellaria havanensis Havana skullcap 44
Senna polyphylla desert senna 51
Stemmadenia litoralis milky way tree 47
Vallesia antillana pearl berry 47
Wigandia urens 3
Vine Pergola
Chonemorpha fragrans
Congea tomentosa shower of orchids
Derris scandens Malay jewel vine
Eranthemum pulchellum blue sage
Pyrostegia venusta flame vine
Quisqualis indica Rangoon creeper
Schlegelia parasitica
Securidaca diversifolia Easter flower
Solandra maxima golden chalice vine
Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum
Strongylodon macrobotrys jade vine
Thunbergia grandiflora Bengal creeper
Conservatory
Amherstia nobilis pride of Burma
Epiphytic Orchids & Bromeliads throughout
Herrania umbratica
Scutellaria costaricana
Tacca chantrieri bat flower
Tapeinochilos ananassae pineapple ginger
Tibouchina sp. ‘Alstonville’
Warszewiczia coccinea
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Plot 19b
Calotropis gigantea giant milkweed
Cnidoscolus aconitifolia chaya
Cordia globosa butterfly sage
Freylinia sp.
Lantana involucrata wild sage
Nashia inaguensis Moujean tea
Odontonema callistachyum
Pentas lanceolata Egyptian starclusters
Salvia coccinea tropical sage
Senna spp.
Suriana maritima bay-cedar
Lowlands
Crateva religiosa sacred garlic pear 169
Pineland Plot 176
Croton linearis pineland croton
Heliotropium polyphyllum pineland heliotrope
Lantana depressa var. depressa rockland shrub verbena
Melochia tomentosa teabush
Pityopsis graminifolia silk-grass
Keys Coastal Habitat
Byrsonima lucida locustberry
Erithalis fruticosa black torch
Lantana involucrata wild sage