April

Blooming in April

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:

Brachychiton sp. ‘Garrads Nursery’

Plots:

Plot 33

 

 

Botanical Name:

Euphorbia punicea

Common Name:

Flame of Jamaica

Plots:

Plot 41, 50

Botanical Name:

Hibiscus storckii

Plots:

Plot 33

Botanical Name:

Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’

Plots:

Plot 33

 

 

Botanical Name:

Punica granatum ‘Nochi Shibari’

Common Name:

Tied Tail Pomegranate

Plots:

Plot 33

Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar

Botanical Name:

Euphorbia viguieri var. viguieri

Plots:

Plot 31

Botanical Name:

Pachypodium decaryi

Plots:

Plot 31

Botanical Name:

Uncarina grandidieri

Common Name:

Mouse Trap Tree

Plots:

Plot 31

Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden

Botanical Name:

Anastraphia ilicifolia

Plots:

Plot 19b

Botanical Name:

Calliandra haematocephala ‘Nana’

Common Name:

Dwarf Red Powder Puff

Plots:

Plot 19b

Botanical Name:

Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis

Plots:

Plot 19b

Botanical Name:

Justicia brandegeeana

Common Name:

Mexican shrimp plant

Plots:

Plot 19b

Botanical Name:

Melochia tomentosa

Plots:

Plot 19b

Vine Pergola

Botanical Name:

Allamanda ‘Old Gold’

Plots:

Plot 4

Botanical Name:

Schlegelia parasitica

Plots:

Plot 4

Botanical Name:

Thunbergia grandiflora

Common Name:

Bengal Creeper

Plots:

Plot 4

Tropical Plant Conservatory & Rare Plant House

Botanical Name:

Calathea burle-marxii ‘Ice Blue’

Botanical Name:

Costus acreanus

Botanical Name:

Etlingera hemisphaerica

Common Name:

Black Torch Ginger

Botanical Name:

Freycinetia cumingiana

Botanical Name:

Rhododendron ‘Simbu Sunset’