August
Blooming in August
The following is a partial list of flowering or fruiting plants located in Fairchild. Plants are grouped by area and listed alphabetically by scientific name, and include a common name when available and the location by plot number. 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
Botanical Name:
Gmelina philippensis
Common Name:
Parrot’s Beak
Plots:
51
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus Schizopetalus
Common Name:
Fringed Hibiscus
Plots:
19B, 33
Botanical Name:
Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’
Plots:
33
Botanical Name:
Portlandia platantha
Plots:
19a, 24, 50, 146
Botanical Name:
Punica granatum ‘Nochi Shibari’
Plots:
33
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Botanical Name:
Aloe ‘Rooikappie’
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia monandra
Common Name:
Napoleon’s Plume
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium lamerei
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
Mouse Trap Tree
Botanical Name:
Solanum pyracanthos
Common Name:
Porcupine tomato
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Botanical Name:
Calliandra haematocephala ‘Nana’
Common Name:
Dwarf Red Powder Puff
Botanical Name:
Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis
Botanical Name:
Justicia brandegeeana
Common Name:
Mexican Shrimp Plant
Botanical Name:
Melochia Tomentosa
Common Name:
Pyramid Bush
Botanical Name:
Senna polyphylla
Common Name:
Desert Cassia
Vine Pergola – Plot 4
Botanical Name:
Allamanda ‘Old Gold’
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia bidentata
Common Name:
Pride of Selangor
Botanical Name:
Passiflora maliformis
Common Name:
Sweet Calabash
Botanical Name:
Schlegelia parasitica
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal Creeper
Tropical Plant Conservatory & Rare Plant House
Botanical Name:
Costus acreanus
Botanical Name:
Dischorisanda penduliflora
Common Name:
Weeping Blue Ginger
Botanical Name:
Etlingera hemisphaerica
Common Name:
Black Torch Ginger
Botanical Name:
Rhododendron ‘Simbu Sunset’
Botanical Name:
Rhododendron ‘Wild Child’