November
Featured Plant
| Podranea ricasoliana | pink trumpet vine | Visible from Old Cutler Road |
Blooming in November
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:
Adenaria floribunda
Plot:
30
Botanical Name:
Aloysia virgata
Common Name:
sweet almond bush
Plot:
33
Botanical Name:
Alstonia scholaris
Plots:
57a, 151
Botanical Name:
Ardisia escallonioides
Common Name:
marlberry
Plot:
24
Botanical Name:
Brunfelsia lactea
Common Name:
vega blanca
Plot:
27
Botanical Name:
Cassia roxburghii
Common Name:
Ceylon senna
Plot:
34
Botanical Name:
Ceiba insignis
Plot:
26
Botanical Name:
Ceiba speciosa
Common Name:
silk floss tree
Plots:
26, 46, 49, 52
Botanical Name:
Colvillea racemosa
Common Name:
Colville’s glory
Plot:
35
Botanical Name:
Cordia alliodora
Plot:
52
Botanical Name:
Cubanola domingensis
Plots:
24, 43
Botanical Name:
Dombeya spp. & cultivars
Plots:
35, 55a, 57a
Botanical Name:
Ehretia anacua
Common Name:
anaqua
Plot:
52
Botanical Name:
Elaeocarpus hygrophilus
Plot:
45
Botanical Name:
Exostema ixoroides
Plot:
24
Botanical Name:
Gardenia carinata
Plots:
12, 41
Botanical Name:
Gustavia superba
Common Name:
membrillo
Plot:
39
Botanical Name:
*Hamelia patens
Common Name:
firebush
Plots:
3a, 17
Botanical Name:
Hedychium coronarium
Common Name:
butterfly ginger
Plots:
49, 50
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus grandidieri var. greveanus
Plot:
35
Botanical Name:
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Common Name:
fringed hibiscus
Plots:
33, 55a
Botanical Name:
*Holmskioldia sanguinea
Common Name:
Chinese hat plant
Plot:
3a
Botanical Name:
Jatropha integerrima
Common Name:
peregrina
Plot:
12
Botanical Name:
Kigelia africana
Common Name:
sausage Tree
Plot:
29
Botanical Name:
Kopsia arborea
Plot:
47
Botanical Name:
Lonchocarpus violaceus
Plots:
55b, 57a
Botanical Name:
Markhamia lutea
Common Name:
Nile tulip-tree
Plot:
29
Botanical Name:
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Common Name:
muhly grass
Plot:
54
Botanical Name:
Neomarica caerulea
Common Name:
tropical blue iris
Plots:
49, 130
Botanical Name:
Parmentiera cereifera
Common Name:
candle tree
Plot:
29
Botanical Name:
*Pavonia bahamensis
Common Name:
Bahama swamp-bush
Plots:
26, 35
Botanical Name:
Senna polyphylla
Common Name:
desert senna
Plots:
19b, 51
Botanical Name:
Sobralia spp.
Plots:
24, 25
Botanical Name:
Strobilanthes cusia
Common Name:
assam indigo
Plot:
50
*Good location to see hummingbirds
Vine Pergola
Botanical Name:
Cissus intermedia
Common Name:
bull-vine
Botanical Name:
Clerodendrum thomsoniae ‘Delectum’
Common Name:
bleeding heart vine
Botanical Name:
Rhytidophyllum tomentosum
Botanical Name:
Schlegelia parasitica
Botanical Name:
Solandra grandiflora
Common Name:
chalice vine
Botanical Name:
Stigmaphylon sagraeanum
Botanical Name:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Common Name:
Bengal creeper
Botanical Name:
Wagatea spicata
Common Name:
candy corn plant
Lin Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar
Plot 31
Botanical Name:
Aloe sinkatana
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia ambohipotsiensis
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia capsaintmariensis
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia milii var. bevilanensis
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium decaryi
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum
Botanical Name:
Pachypodium rosulatum var. rosulatum
Botanical Name:
Uncarina grandidieri
Common Name:
mouse trap tree
Botanical Name:
Uncarina roeoesliana
Lisa D. Anness Butterfly Garden
Plot 19b
Botanical Name:
Asclepias curassavica
Common Name:
scarlet milkweed
Botanical Name:
Conoclinium coelestinum
Common Name:
blue mistflower
Botanical Name:
Lantana involucrata
Common Name:
wild sage
Botanical Name:
Nashia inaguensis
Common Name:
moujean tea
Botanical Name:
Pentas lanceolata
Common Name:
Egyptian starclusters
Botanical Name:
Salvia coccinea
Common Name:
tropical sage
Botanical Name:
Senna alata
Common Name:
candelabra bush
Botanical Name:
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii
Common Name:
Bahama senna
Botanical Name:
Senna nitida
Botanical Name:
Senna polyphylla
Common Name:
twin senna
Botanical Name:
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata
Common Name:
yellow necklace pod
Botanical Name:
Stachytarpheta spp.
Common Name:
porterweed
Pineland
Plots 176 & 97b
Botanical Name:
Bourreria cassinifolia
Common Name:
pineland strongbark
Botanical Name:
Callicarpa americana
Common Name:
beautyberry
Botanical Name:
Chiococca parvifolia
Common Name:
pineland snowberry
Botanical Name:
Croton linearis
Common Name:
pineland croton
Botanical Name:
Forestiera segregata
Common Name:
Florida privet
Botanical Name:
Heliotropium polyphyllum
Common Name:
pineland heliotrope
Plots:
33, 49
Botanical Name:
Lantana depressa var. depressa
Common Name:
rockland shrub lantana
Botanical Name:
Melochia tomentosa
Common Name:
woolly pyramidflower
Botanical Name:
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Common Name:
muhly grass
Botanical Name:
Physalis walteri
Common Name:
ground-cherry
Botanical Name:
Pityopsis graminifolia
Common Name:
silk grass
Botanical Name:
Scutellaria havanensis
Common Name:
Havana skullcap
Botanical Name:
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii
Common Name:
Chapman’s sensitive plant
Botanical Name:
Trichostema dichotomum
Common Name:
forked bluecurls
Bahamas Collection
Plots 164 & 166
Botanical Name:
Acacia macracantha
Common Name:
steel acacia
Botanical Name:
Calliandra formosa
Common Name:
white calliandra
Botanical Name:
Coccoloba swartzii
Common Name:
tie-tongue
Plots:
33, 49
Botanical Name:
Corchorus sp.
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia gymnonota
Botanical Name:
Helicteres jamaicensis
Common Name:
cow-bush
Botanical Name:
Jacquinia keyensis
Common Name:
Joe-wood
Botanical Name:
Melochia sp.
Botanical Name:
Pithecellobium bahamense
