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 2011

 

 

 

Arboretum

 

  Acacia tortuosa    3a

  Adenium arabicum    6

  Begonia ‘Selph’s Mahogany’     50

  Bravaisia berlandieriana    43

  Cassia bakeriana    peach blossom cassia    30

  Clerodendrum minahassae var. brevitubulosum    51

  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

  Goetzea elegans    mata buey    5

  Guaiacum sanctum    lignum vitae    34

  Heliotropium angiospermum    scorpion’s tail    43

  Iochroma warscewiczii    49

  Jasminum sambac ‘Grand Duke of Tuscany’    5

  Jatropha integirrima    peregrina    41

  Kigelia africana    sausage tree    19a

  Kopsia arborea    47

  Malpighia glabra    Barbados cherry    25

  Neomillspaughia emarginata    25

  Pavetta australiensis    25

  Pereskia bleo    wax-rose    6

  Portlandia spp.    24, 43

  Pseudobombax ellipticum    shaving brush tree    26

  Rondeletia leucophylla    24, 49

  Senna polyphylla    desert senna     52

  Stemmadenia litoralis    47, 55a

  Wigandia urens    3

 

Vine Pergola

 

  Begonia popenoei

  Clerodendrum spp.

  Combretum aubletii    monkey’s brush

  Congea tomentosa    shower of orchids

  Eranthemum pulchellum    blue sage

  Petrea volubilis    queen’s wreath

  Securidaca diversifolia    Easter flower

  Solandra maxima    golden chalice vine

  Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum

  Strongylodon macrobotrys    jade vine

  Tecomanthe dendrophila    New Guinea trumpet creeper

  Thunbergia grandiflora    Bengal creeper

  Wagatea spicata    candy corn plant

 

Conservatory

 

  Alpinia latilabris

  Amherstia nobilis    pride of Burma

  Calathea burle-marxii ‘Ice Blue’

  Epiphytic Orchids & Bromeliads throughout

  Episcia cupreata    carpet-plant

  Scutellaria costaricana

  Tacca chantrieri    bat flower

  Tapeinochilos ananassae    pineapple ginger                              

 

Lisa D.  Anness Butterfly Garden

Plot 19b

  

  Aloysia virgata    sweet almond bush

  Aristolochia littoralis   

  Bourreria succulenta    Bahama strongbark

  Calotropis gigantea    giant milkweed

  Cordia globosa    butterfly sage

  Freylinia sp.

  Koanophyllum villosum   

  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

  Tripsacum dactyloides    eastern gama grass

 

Lowlands

 

Pineland Plot 176

  Amorpha herbaceae var crenulata    crenulate leadplant

  Croton linearis    pineland croton

  Heliotropium polyphyllum    pineland heliotrope

  Melochia tomentosa    teabush

  Vernonia blodgettii     Blodgett’s ironweed

Keys Coastal Habitat

  Borrichia frutescens    sea daisy

  Byrsonima lucida    locustberry

  Erithalis fruticosa    black torch

  Lantana involucrata    wild sage

  Scutellaria havanensis    Havana skullcap

  Sophora tomentosa    necklace pod