Featured Plant

Freycinetia cumingiana   - Conservatory

 

Other February Bloomers

  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 a plot map at the bottom of this page.  Plot maps are also located at the Visitors Center at the entrance to Fairchild. 

  

 

Arboretum

 

  Acacia pinetorum    pineland acacia    3a

  Acacia tortuosa    poponax    3a

  Alvaradoa amorphoides    Mexican alvaradoa    43

  Ardisia revoluta    46

  Barleria cristata    Philippine-violet    43

  Bauhinia divaricata    50

  Bixa orellana    annatto    19a

  Bougainvillea cultivars    3, 14

  Brunfelsia spp.    5, 49, 50

  Callicarpa americana    beautyberry    3a

  Calliandra surinamensis    44

  Ceiba pentandra    kapok    43

  Clematis smilacifolia    12, 50

  Clerodendrum quadriloculare    starburst    139

  Clusia lanceolata    49

  Dillenia indica    elephant-apple    19a

  Dombeya x 'Seminole'    35

  Euphorbia punicea    flame of Jamaica    41c, 50

 *Holmskioldia sanguinea    Chinese hat plant    3a

  Jacquemontia pentanthos    skyblue cluster vine    12

  Jatropha integerrima    41c

  Macaranga grandifolia    coral tree    22

  Megaskepasma erythrochlamys    red cloak    34

  Pachira aquatica    Guiana-chestnut    18

  Polygala myrtifolia 'Chapman Field'    49

  Pseudomussaenda flava    50

  Salvia miniata    Belize sage    50

  Senna polyphylla    desert senna    43, 51

  Tithonia diversifolia    tree marigold    49

  Wercklea ferox    44

  Wigandia urens    3a 

  

Vine Pergola

 

  Acalypha hispida    chenille plant 

  Aristolochia maxima

  Bauhinia fassoglensis

  Clerodendrum splendens

  Clerodendrum thomsoniae 'Delectum'    bleeding heart

  Congea tomentosa    shower of orchids

  Eranthemum pulchellum    blue sage

  Oxera pulchella

  Pyrostegia venusta    flame vine

  Rhytidophyllum tomentosum

  Solandra spp.

  Strongylodon macrobotrys    jade vine

  Thunbergia spp.

  Wagatea spicata    candy corn plant

 

Lisa  D.  Anness  Butterfly  Garden

Plot 19b

 

  Aristolochia passifloraefolia

  Asclepias curassavica    scarlet milkweed

  Bulbine frutescens

  Calliandra sp.

  Calotropis gigantea    giant milkweed

  Cordia globosa    butterfly sage

  *Hamelia patens    firebush

  Lantana involucrata    wild sage

  Odontonema sp.

  Pentas lanceolata    Egyptian star clusters

  Senna polyphylla    desert senna

  Stachytarpheta jamaicensis    porterweed

 

* Good location to see hummingbirds

 

Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar

Plot 31

  Aloe spp.

  Euphorbia spp.

  Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri

  Pachypodium rutenbergianum

  Uncarina grandidieri    mouse trap tree

 

 

Plot 142

  Triplaris cumingiana    long John

 

Conservatory

 

  Alpinia purpurata    double red flame ginger

  Dichorisandra penduliflora

  Epiphyte Room: orchids and bromeliads

  Freycinetia cumingiana

  Medinilla spp.

  Scutellaria costaricana

 

Richard H. Simons Rainforest

  

  Anthurium x 'Caribe'    130

  Begonia x ricinifloia    star begonia    130, 132

  Calliandra sp.    132

  Epiphytic orchids and bromeliads throughout

  Eucharis amazonica    Amazon-lily    152

  Gloxinia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'    152

  Lopimia dasypetala    132, 152

  Pachystachys lutea    132