Featured Plant

Cassia roxburghii - Ceylon senna

 

 

 Other October 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. 

 

  

Of Interest in the Garden    October 2011

 

 

 

Arboretum

 

  Bauhinia divaricata    50

  Bulnesia arborea    verawood    34

  Calliandra surinamensis    44

  Cananga odorata    ylang ylang    17

  Cassia roxburghii    Ceylon Senna    34

  Catesbea spinosa    lily-thorn    24

   Ceiba spp.          26, 49, 50

  Clusia lanceolata    49

  Combretum constrictum    55b

  Cryptostegia grandiflora   rubber vine    38

  Erythrochiton brasiliensis    39

  Exostema ixoroides    24

  Gardenia longiterna    24

  Gardenia carinata   12

  Gmelina philippinensis    51

  Hamelia cuprea    14

  Inga paterno    ice cream bean    18

  Ipomoea microdactyla    man-in-the-ground    6

  Jacquemontia pentanthos    skyblue clustervine    12

  Jatropha integerrima    peregrina    41c

  Malpighia glabra    Barbados cherry    25

  Mussaenda sp.         24

  Neomarica caerulea    blue tropical iris    50

  Neomillspaughia emarginata    25

  Pachira aquatica    Guiana-chestnut    18

  Pereskia spp.       6

  Portlandia proctorii    41c, 44

  Plumeria pudica    bridal bouquet    14

  Radermachera yunnanensis    22

  Ravenia spectabilis    39

  Rondeletia odorata    Panama-rose    24

   Tabernaemontana spp.     5

  Tournefortia staminea    43, 44

   Whitfieldia sp.        50

 

Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar

Plot 31

 

  Aloe ‘Rooikappie’

  Crotalaria fiherenensis

  Euphorbia milii var. bevilanensis

  Pachypodium rosulatum var. rosulatum

  Uncarina grandidieri    mouse trap tree

 

Vine Pergola

 

  Allamanda violacea

  Argyreia nervosa    woolly morning glory

  Aristolochia maxima

  Clerodendrum thomsoniae ‘Delectum’

  Portlandia grandiflora    bell flower

  Quisqualis indica    rangoon creeper

  X Ruttyruspolia ‘Phyllis Van Heerden’

  Securidaca diversifolia    Easter flower

  Solanum wendlandii    Costa Rican nightshade

  Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum

  Thunbergia grandiflora    Bengal creeper

 

 

 

Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden

Plot 19b

   

  Aloysia virgata    sweet almond bush

  Bourreria cassinifolia    pineland strongbark

  Calotropis gigantea    giant milkweed

  Galactia striata

  Koanophyllon villosum    shrub eupatorium

  Lantana involucrata    wild sage

  Nashia inaguensis    moujean tea

  Passiflora  spp.       passionflower

  Salvia coccinea    tropical sage

  Sarcostemma clausem    milk-vine

  Senna alata    candelabra bush

  Solidago sempervirens    seaside goldenrod

  Stachytarpheta jamaicensis    porterweed

 

Conservatory

 

  Calathea warscewiczii

  Tapeinochilos ananassae    pineapple ginger

  Tacca integrifolia    bat flower

  Dichorisandra penduliflora

  Tibouchina ‘Purple Glory’

  Warscewiczia coccinea ‘David Auyong’

 

Amphitheater Area

 

  Alpinia purpurata    76

  Aquatic plants    Pool

  Hedychium coronarium    butterfly ginger    72

  Hedychium ‘Moy Giant’    71c, 76

  Solanum conocarpum    73