Featured Plant
Couroupita guianensis - cannonball tree near the Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other August Bloomers

The following is a partial list of blooming, fruiting and plants of interest located in Fairchild during the specified month. Plants are grouped by area and plot number, and alphabetically by scientific name, and common name when available.  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. 

  

 

Arboretum

 

  Baccharis dioica    hammock groundsel    43

  Barringtonia racemosa    55a

  Bougainvillea arborea    33

  Brunfelsia maliformis   

  Cananga odorata    ylang ylang   17

  Catalpa longissima    West Indian oak    29

  Catesbaea spinosa    lily-thorn   24

  Clerodendrum minahassae var. brevitubulosum    51

  Clusia lanceolata    49

  Colvillea racemosa    50

  Combretum constrictum    55b

  Cryptostegia grandiflora    rubber vine    47

   Cubanola  spp.         41c, 43, 44

   Gardenia spp.     12, 24, 25, 44

  Globba schomburgkii    27

  Gmelina philippinensis    51

  Hamelia cuprea    14, 43

  Heliotropium angiospermum    scorpion’s tail    43

  Jatropha integerrima    peregrina    41c

  Kaempferia spp.        26, 27

  Mussaenda  spp.    24

  Pachira aquatica    Guiana-chestnut    18

  Phaleria perrottetiana    30

  Plumeria pudica    bridal bouquet    14

  Portlandia spp.     19a, 50

  Ravenia spectabilis    39

  Rondeletia odorata    Panama-rose    21

  Sobralia  sp.     25

  Stemmadenia litoralis    milky way tree    47

  Strobilanthes cusia    Assam indigo    50

  Tabernaemontana  spp.     5

  Tournefortia staminea    43

Vine Pergola

 

  Acalypha hispida    chenille plant

  Adenocalymna comosum var. nitidum

  Allamanda cathartica ‘Williamsii’

  Argyreia nervosa    woolly morning glory

  Bauhinia fassoglensis

  Chonemorpha fragrans

  Combretum aubletii    monkey’s brush

  Derris scandens    Malay jewel vine

  Quisqualis indica    Rangoon creeper

  Thunbergia erecta    king’s mantle

  Thunbergia grandiflora    Bengal creeper

 

Lin Lougheed

Spiny Forest of Madagascar

Plot 31

  Euphorbia capsaintmariensis

  Pachypodium spp.

  Uncarina spp.

 

 

 

Amphitheater Area

 

  Aquatic plants    Pool

  Costus lucanusianus    76

  Hedychium coronarium    butterfly ginger    72

  Hedychium ‘Moy Giant’    71c, 76

  Heliconia x pabstii ‘Dmitri Sucre’    72

 

Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden

Plot 19b

 

  Aloysia virgata    sweet almond bush

  Bourreria cassinifolia    pineland strongbark

  Callicarpa americana    beautyberry

  Calotropis gigantea    giant milkweed

  Conoclinium coelestinum    blue mistflower

  Cordia globosa    butterfly sage

  Crossopetalum rhacoma    maidenberry

  Duranta erecta    golden dewdrop

  Freylinia sp.

  Hamelia patens    firebush

  Lantana involucrata    wild sage

  Nashia inaguensis    Moujean tea

  Pentas lanceolata    Egyptian starclusters

  Phyla nodiflora    fogfruit

  Ruellia succulenta    thickleaf wild petunia

  Salvia coccinea    tropical sage

  Senna alata    candelabra bush

  Solidago sempervirens    goldenrod

  Stachytarpheta jamaicensis    porterweed

  Vernonia blodgettii    Blodgett’s ironweed