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:
Euphorbia punicea
Common Name:
Flame of Jamaica
Plots:
Plot 41, 50
Botanical Name:
Galphimia gracilis
Common Name:
Thryallis
Plots:
Plot 19b, 33
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus storckii
Plots:
Plot 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
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia monandra
Common Name:
Napoleon’s Plume
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia viguieri var. viguieri
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium rosulatum
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
Mouse Trap Tree
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Botanical Name:
Anastraphia ilicifolia
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
Vine Pergola
Botanical Name:
Allamanda ‘Old Gold’
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia bidentata
Common Name:
Pride of Selangor
Botanical Name:
Petraeovitex bambusetorum
Common Name:
Nong Nooch Vine
Botanical Name:
Schlegelia parasitica
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal Creeper
Tropical Plant Conservatory & Rare Plant House
Botanical Name:
Aristolochia salvadorensis
Common Name:
Darth Vader Flower
Botanical Name:
Calathea burle-marxii ‘Ice Blue’
Botanical Name:
Costus acreanus
Botanical Name:
Costus laevis
Botanical Name:
Etlingera corneri
Common Name:
Siam Rose Ginger
Botanical Name:
Etlingera hemisphaerica
Common Name:
Black Torch Ginger
Botanical Name:
Freycinetia cumingiana
Botanical Name:
Ouratea theophrasta
Botanical Name:
Sonerila sp.