May

Blooming in May

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:
Gustavia superba
Common Name:
Membrillo
Plots:
Plot 39
 
Botanical Name:
Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’
Plots:
Plot 33
 
Botanical Name:
Portlandia platantha
Plots:
Plot 19A, 24, 50, 146
 
Botanical Name:
Punica granatum ‘Nochi Shibari’
Plots:
Plot 33
 
Botanical Name:
Rosa ‘Ducher’
Plots:
Plot 50
 

 

Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar

 

Botanical Name:
Euphorbia viguieri var. viguieri
Plots:
Plot 31
 
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium decaryi
Plots:
Plot 31
 
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium windsorii
Plots:
Plot 31
 
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
Mouse Trap Tree
Plots:
Plot 31
 
Botanical Name:
Uncarina leandrii
Plots:
Plot 31
 
 

Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden

 

Botanical Name:
Anastraphia ilicifolia
Plots:
Plot 19
 
Botanical Name:
Galphimia gracilis
Common Name:
Rain of Gold
Plots:
Plot 19
 
Botanical Name:
Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis
Plots:
Plot 19
 
Botanical Name:
Justicia brandegeeana
Common Name:
Mexican Shrimp Plant
Plots:
Plot 19
 
Botanical Name:
Melochia tomentosa
Common Name:
Pyramid Bush
Plots:
Plot 19

 

Vine Pergola

 

Botanical Name:
Allamanda ‘Old Gold’
Plots:
Plot 4
 
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia bidentata
Common Name:
Pride of Selangor
Plots:
Plot 4
 
Botanical Name:
Passiflora maliformis
Common Name:
Sweet Calabash
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:
Dichorisandra penduliflora
Common Name:
Weeping Blue Ginger
 
Botanical Name:
Etlingera hemisphaerica
Common Name:
Black Torch Ginger
 
Botanical Name:
Ouratea theophrasta