The Huntington Botanical Gardens

What's In Bloom

April 2007

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049-DG-Kalanchoe mortagei  050-DG-Kalanchoe mortagei-c

Species:  Kalanchoe mortagei

Family:  Crassulaceae

Region of Origin:  Madagascar

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Red flowers

051-DG-Aloe wickensii lutea x A.trachyticola

Species:  Aloe wickensii lutea x A.trachyticola

Family:  Aloeaceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Yellow flowers

052-DG-Aloe plicatilis

Species:  Aloe plicatilis

Common name:  Fan Aloe

Family:  Aloeaceae

Region of Origin:  South Africa

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Leaves are arranged like fingers or pleats, rather than rosette-shaped like other aloes

053-DG-Euphorbia aff.horrida

Species:  Euphorbia aff.horrida

Family:  Euphorbiaceae

Region of Origin:  South Africa

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

054-DG-Tylecodon paniculatus

Species:  Tylecodon paniculatus

Common name:  Butter Tree

Family:  Crassulaceae

Region of Origin:  South Africa

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Nectaries are orange-yellow and resemble butter

055-DG-Erythrina acanthocarpa  056-DG-Erythrina acanthocarpa-c

Species:  Erythrina acanthocarpa

Common name:  Coral Tree

Family:  Fabaceae

Region of Origin:  South Africa

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Red/yellow flowers

057-DG-Borzicactdus samaipatanus

Species:  Borzicactus samaipatanus

Family:  Cactaceae

Region of Origin:  Bolivia

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Red flowers

058-DG-Agave vilmoriniana

Species:  Agave vilmoriniana

Family:  Agavaceae

Region of Origin:  Mexico

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Tall flower spike; very popular with bees

059-DG-Calliandra californica  060-DG-Calliandra californica-c

Species:  Calliandra californica

Common name:  Baja Fairy Duster

Family:  Fabaceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Red flowers

061-DG-Hechtia  062-DG-Hechtia

Species:  Hechtia

Family:  Bromeliaceae

Region of Origin:  Mexico

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

063-DG-Acacia caven  064-DG-Acacia caven-c

Species:  Acacia caven

Common name:  Huisache

Family:  Fabaceae

Region of Origin:  Chile

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden

Notes: Yellow fragrant flowers are used in making perfume

065-DG-Trichocereus

Species:  Trichocereus

Family:  Cactaceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

Notes: White flowers

066-DG-Sphaeralcea ambigua

Species:  Sphaeralcea ambigua

Common name:  Desert Mallow

Family:  Malvaceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

Notes: Red flowers

067-DG-Echeveria pallida  068-DG-Echeveria pallida-c

Species:  Echeveria pallida

Family:  Crassulaceae

Region of Origin:  Mexico

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

069-DG-Acacia  070-DG-Acacia-c

Species:  Acacia

Family:  Fabaceae

Region of Origin:  Mexico

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

Notes: Fragrant yellow flowers

071-DG-Hymenoxys acaulis

Species:  Hymenoxys acaulis

Family:  Asteraceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

Notes: Yellow flowers

072-DG-Verbena

Species:  Verbena

Family:  Verbenaceae

Location in Garden:  Desert Garden, Heritage Section

Notes: Purple flowers

 

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