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:
Galphimia gracilis
Common Name:
Spray-of-Gold
Plots:
Plot 19B, 33
Botanical Name:
Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’
Plots:
Plot 33
Botanical Name:
Portlandia platantha
Plots:
Plot 19A, 24, 50, 146
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar – Plot 31
Botanical Name:
Aloe ‘Rooikappie’
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia monandra
Common Name:
Pink Bauhinia
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia viguieri var. viguieri
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium lamerei
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
Mouse Trap Tree
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden – Plot 19b
Botanical Name:
Anastraphia ilicifolia
Botanical Name:
Aristolochia littoralis
Common Name:
Calico Flower
Botanical Name:
Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis
Botanical Name:
Melochia tomentosa
Common Name:
Teabush
Botanical Name:
Senna polyphylla
Common Name:
Desert Cassia
Tropical Plant Conservatory & Rare Plant House
Botanical Name:
Aristolochia philippinensis
Common Name:
Barubo
Botanical Name:
Aristolochia salvadorensis
Common Name:
Darth Vader Flower
Botanical Name:
Calathea burle-marxii ‘Ice Blue’
Botanical Name:
Dichorisandra penduliflora
Common Name:
Weeping Blue Ginger
Botanical Name:
Etlingera corneri
Common Name:
Siam Rose Ginger
Botanical Name:
Impatiens mirabilis
Botanical Name:
Ouratea theophrasta
Botanical Name:
Ruellia chartacea
Common Name:
Red Shrimp Plant
Botanical Name:
Sonerila sp.
Vine Pergola – Plot 4
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia bidentata
Common Name:
Pride of Selangor
Botanical Name:
Clerodendrum thomsoniae ‘Delectum’
Common Name:
Magenta Bleeding Heart Vine
Botanical Name:
Schlegelia parasitica
Botanical Name:
Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal Creeper