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:
Brachychiton sp. ‘Garrads Nursery’
Plots:
Plot 33

Botanical Name:
Euphorbia punicea
Common Name:
Flame of Jamaica
Plots:
Plot 41, 50
Botanical Name:
Portlandia platantha
Plots:
Plot 19a, 24, 50, 146

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:
Aloe ‘Rooikappie’

Botanical Name:
Euphorbia viguieri var. viguieri
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium decaryi

Botanical Name:
Solanum pyracanthos
Common Name:
Porcupine Tomato

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:
Clerodendrum thomsoniae ‘Delectum’
Common Name:
Magneta Bleeding Heart Vine

Botanical Name:
Schlegelia parasitica

Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal Creeper
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