October
Blooming in October
The following is a partial list of flowering or fruiting plants located in Fairchild during October. 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:
Ceiba speciosa
Common Name:
Silk Floss Tree
Plots:
26, 49, 52, 99 B
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia punicea
Common Name:
Flame of Jamaica
Plots:
41, 50
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus grandidieri var. greveanus
Common Name:
Plots:
50
Botanical Name:
Plumeria ‘Singapore Dwarf Pink’
Common Name:
Plots:
33
Botanical Name:
Portlandia platantha
Common Name:
Plots:
24, 50
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Botanical Name:
Bauhinia monandra
Common Name:
Pink Bauhinia
Plots:
31
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium lamerei
Common Name:
Plots:
31
Botanical Name:
Phyllarthron bernierianum
Common Name:
Plots:
31
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
Mouse Trap Tree
Plots:
31
Botanical Name:
Uncarina roeoesliana
Common Name:
Plots:
31
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Botanical Name:
Brya ebenus
Common Name:
West Indian Ebony
Plots:
19b
Botanical Name:
Calliandra haematocephala ‘Nana’
Common Name:
Dwarf Red Powder Puff
Plots:
19b
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Common Name:
Fringed Hibiscus
Plots:
19b
Botanical Name:
Jatropha pauciflora subsp. haitensis
Common Name:
Plots:
19b
Botanical Name:
Melochia sp.
Common Name:
Plots:
19b
Botanical Name:
Pereskia aculeata
Common Name:
Plots:
4
Botanical Name:
Petraeovitex bambusetorum
Common Name:
Nong Nooch Vine
Plots:
4
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia erecta ‘Blue Moon’
Common Name:
Blue Moon King’s Mantle
Plots:
4
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal Creeper
Plots:
4
Botanical Name:
x Ruttyruspolia ‘Phyllis Van Heerden’
Common Name:
Plots:
4
Tropical Plant Conservatory & Rare Plant House
Botanical Name:
Aristolochia philippinensis
Common Name:
Barubo
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Dichorisandra penduliflora
Common Name:
Weeping Blue Ginger
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Etlingera corneri
Common Name:
Siam Rose Ginger
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Impatiens mirabilis
Common Name:
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Medinilla magnifica
Common Name:
Showy Medinilla
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Musa haekkinenii
Common Name:
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Rhododendron ‘Simbu Sunset’
Common Name:
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Ruellia chartacea
Common Name:
Red Shrimp Plant
Plots:
Botanical Name:
Tacca integrifolia
Common Name:
White Bat Flower
Plots: