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