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.  

 

 

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.