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