The Huntington Botanical Gardens

What's In Bloom

December 2005

 

Each month, Garden Docent Judi Danner takes photographs of what's blooming all around the garden. Judi generously shares her photos and her extensive knowledge  at the Garden Docents and Volunteers monthly meeting and now shares them here with all of you. Thank you, Judi!

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Species:  Liquidambar styraciflua Common name:  American Sweet Gum Family:  Hamamelidaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park Notes: Colorful foliage

Species:  Chorisia insignis Common name:  Floss Silk Tree Family:  Bombacaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park CIII Notes: White flowers with yellow centers and red lines to direct insects to the pollen

Species:  Koelreuteria henryi Common name:  Chinese Rain Tree Family:  Sapindaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park EIII Notes: Salmon-pink papery seedpods. They last quite a bit longer than the flowers do.

Species:  Melia azederach Common name:  Chinaberry, Bead Tree Family:  Meliaceae Region of Origin:  N. India, China Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park GIII Notes: Yellow fruit is poisonous to pigs and people.

Species:  Cortaderia selloana Common name:  Pampas Grass Family:  Poaceae Region of Origin:  Argentina Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park GIII Notes: Fluffy off-white plumes. Use a lot of this on Rose Parade floats for fluffy animal tails and other things. This plant does not set seed and is not the grass that they're trying to get out along the shore.

Species:  Crataegus phaenopyrum Common name:  Washington Thorn Family:  Rosaceae Region of Origin:  SE United States Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park - Northeast Perimeter Notes: Shiny red fuit

Species:  Geijera parviflora Common name:  Wilga Family:  Rutaceae Region of Origin:  Eastern Australia Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park E-FII

Species:  Cassia artemisioides Common name:  Feathery Cassia Family:  Fabaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park Notes: Yellow flowers. Nice fragrance. Unlike the tropical Cassias, these desert kinds have sparse foliage, which is often reduced to silvery needle-like leaves covered with short, silky hairs . This helps to reflect the sunlight and reduce the wear and heat stress from the arid habitat.

Species:  Michelia doltsopa 'Silver Cloud' Family:  Magnoliaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park - East Perimeter

Species:  Tipuana tipu Common name:  Tipu Tree Family:  Fabacaeae Region of Origin:  South America Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park AII Notes: Yellow seed pods with round seed at the top of the "wing". The wing is to help propel the seed and scatter them.

Species:  Rosmarinus Common name:  Rosemary Family:  Lamiaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park B-CII Notes: Light blue flowers

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