| Featured Plant |
| Euphorbia leucocephala Little Christmas flower, Plot 41c |
Other December 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 Visitor Center at the entrance to Fairchild.
Of Interest in the Garden December 2011
Arboretum
Brunfelsia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora 5
Brunfelsia maliformis 5
Calliandra surinamensis 44
Cananga odorata ylang ylang 17
Cassia roxburghii 34
Clusia lanceolata 49
Cordia lutea yellow Cordia 22
Dombeya x ‘Seminole’ 35
Erythrochiton brasiliensis 39
Euphorbia leucocephala little Christmas flower 41c
Euphorbia punicea 41c, 50
Exostema ixoroides 24
*Fouquieria splendens ocotillo 6
Gardenia longiterna 24
*Hamelia patens firebush 3
*Holmskioldia sanguinea Chinese hat plant 3a
Ixora duffii 23
Jatropha integerrima peregrina 12, 41c
Leea guineensis 25
Pachira aquatica Guiana-chestnut 18
Plumeria pudica 14
Pogonopus speciosus chorcha de gallo 24
Portlandia spp. 24
Portlandia proctorii 19a
Ravenia spectabilis 39
Rondeletia leucophylla 24
Scutellaria havanensis Havana skullcap 44
Senna polyphylla desert senna 51
Sobralia sessilis 25
Tabebuia palmeri 29
Tournefortia staminea 43
* Good location to see hummingbirds
Vine Pergola
Aristolochia maxima
Brunfelsia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora
Clerodendrum thomsoniae ‘Delectum’ bleeding heart
Quisqualis indica Rangoon creeper
Saritaea magnifica purple Bignonia
Solandra grandiflora chalice vine
Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum
Thunbergia grandiflora Bengal creeper
Wagatea spicata
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Plot 31
Aloe sinkatana
Aloe ‘Rooikappie’
Crotalaria fiherenensis
Euphorbia milii var. bevilanensis
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Kalanchoe millottii
Pachypodium decaryi
Uncarina grandidieri mouse trap tree
Lowlands
Aster dumosus rice button aster 176
Callicarpa americana beautyberry 176
Erithalis fruticosa black torch Keys Coastal Habitat
Flaveria linearis yellowtop Keys Coastal Habitat
Heliotropium polyphyllum pineland heliotrope 176
Lantana involucrata wild sage Keys Coastal Habitat
Melochia tomentosa woolly pyramid flower 176
Plumeria cubensis 172
Plumeria obtusa var. obtusa 172
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Plot 19b
Aloysia virgata sweet almond bush
Asclepias curassavica scarlet milkweed
Calotropis gigantea giant milkweed
Conoclinium coelestinum blue mistflower
Cordia globosa butterfly sage
Freylinia sp.
Galactia striata
Heliotropium polyphyllum pineland heliotrope
Koanophyllum villosum shrub eupatorium
Lantana involucrata wild sage
Nashia inaguensis moujean tea
Senna spp.
Stachytarpheta sp.