October

Blooming in October

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:

Portlandia platantha

Plots:

19A, 24, 50, 146

Botanical Name:

Ceiba speciosa

Common Name:

Silk Floss Tree

Plots:

26, 49, 52

Botanical Name:

Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’

Plots:

33

Botanical Name:

Euphorbia punicea

Common Name:

Flame of Jamaica

Plots:

41a, 50

Botanical Name:

Gmelina philippensis

Common Name:

Parrot's Beak

Plots:

51

Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar - Plot 31

Botanical Name:

Aloe 'Rooikappie'

Botanical Name:

Bauhinia monandra

Common Name:

Napoleon's Plume

Botanical Name:

Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum

Botanical Name:

Uncarina grandidieri

Common Name:

Mouse Trap Tree

Botanical Name:

Uncarina stellulifera

Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden - Plot 19b

Botanical Name:

Galphimia gracilis

Common Name:

Rain of Gold

Botanical Name:

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Common Name:

Fringed Hibiscus

Botanical Name:

Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis

Botanical Name:

Justicia brandegeeana

Common Name:

Mexican shrimp plant

Botanical Name:

Melochia tomentosa

Common Name:

Pyramid Bush

Tropical Plant Conservatory and Rare Plant House

Botanical Name:

Aristolochia philippinensis

Common Name:

Barubo

Botanical Name:

Costus acreanus

Botanical Name:

Dichorisandra penduliflora

Common Name:

Weeping Blue Ginger

Botanical Name:

Etlingera corneri

Common Name:

Siam Rose Ginger

Botanical Name:

Rhododendron 'Simbu Sunset'

Vine Pergola - Plot 4

Botanical Name:

Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis Van Heerden'

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:

Thunbergia grandiflora

Common Name:

Bengal Creeper