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Strongylodon macrobotrys
Jade vine Plot 4 - Vine Pergola |
Other March 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 the plot map at the bottom of this page. Plot maps are also located at the Visitors Center at the entrance to Fairchild.
* Good location to see hummingbirds
Of Interest in the Garden March 2009
Arboretum
Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush 33
Barleria oenotheroides 49
Bombax ceiba 1, 35
Bravaisia berlanderiana 43
Brownea sp. 21
Brugmansia suaveolens angel's trumpet 3a
Brunfelsia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora 5
Cochlospermum vitifolium buttercup tree 26
Cordia lutea 22
Deplanchea sp. 29
Dietes iridiodes 'Amatola' 44
Dombeya x 'Seminole' 35
Exostema nitens 24
Euphorbia punicea 41a, 50
*Holmskioldia sanguinea Chinese hat plant 3a
Inga paterno ice cream bean 18
Jatropha integerrima peregrina 41c
Pachira aquatica Guiana-chestnut 18
Polygala myrtifolia 'Chapman Field' 50
Pseudobombax ellipticum shaving brush tree 26
Rondeletia leucophylla 49
Russelia coccinea coral bush 19a
Sabinea punicea 41c
Senna polyphylla desert senna 43
Tabebuia chrysantha 29
Tithonia diversifolia tree marigold 49
Vine Pergola
Acalypha hispida chenille plant
Clerodendrum splendens
Congea tomentosa shower of orchids
Eranthemum pulchellum blue sage
Oxera pulchella
Petrea volubilis queen's wreath
Solandra maxima golden chalice vine
Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum
Strongylodon macrobotrys jade vine
Thunbergia spp.
Conservatory
Aechmea woronowii
Begonia nelumbiifolia lily-pad begonia
Cochliostema odoratissimum
Epiphytic orchids, ferns and bromeliads
Freycinetia cumingiana
Stromanthe sanguinea
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Plot 31
Aloe imalotensis
Aloe 'Rooikappie'
Crotalaria sp.
Euphorbia viguieri
Pachypodium baronii var. baronii
Pachypodium rosulatum var. rosulatum
Pachypodium rutenbergianum
Uncarina grandidieri mouse trap tree
Garden House Area
Bougainvillea 'Elizabeth Angus' 137, 139
Clerodendrum thomsoniae 'Delectum' 139
Clerodendrum quadriloculare starburst 137, 138
Couroupita guianensis cannonball tree 137
Petrea volubilis queen's wreath 139
Quesnelia quesneliana 137
Spathoglottis plicata ground orchid 137
Strelitzia reginae bird of paradise 123
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Plot 19b
Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush
Calliandra sp.
Cordia globosa butterfly-sage
Galactia striata
Lantana involucrata wild sage
Odontonema sp.
*Pentas lanceolata Egyptian starclusters
Ruellia succulenta thickleaf wild petunia
Senna polyphylla desert senna
Amphitheatre Area
Alpinia spp. & cultivars 72, 76
Aquatic plants
Heliconia spp. & cultivars 72, 76