Species: Dombeya 'Seminole'
Family: Sterculiaceae
Region of Origin: Africa
Location in Garden: Subtropical Slope
Notes: Pink flowers |
Species: Alberta magna
Common name: Natal Flame Bush
Family: Rubiaceae
Region of Origin: South Africa
Location in Garden: Subtropical Slope
Notes: Red flowers. Bark is used in traditional medicine but the wood is almost useless, as it breaks readily. The Dutch name for it is "Breakout." |
Species: Cestrum elegans
Family: Solanaceae
Region of Origin: Mexico
Location in Garden: Subtropical Slope
Notes: Rose-red tubular flowers |
Species: Justicia brandegeana
Common name: Shrimp Plant
Family: Acanthaceae
Region of Origin: Mexico
Location in Garden: Subtropical Slope
Notes: Dark red flowers |
Species: Correa pulchella 'Salmon'
Common name: Australian Fuchsia
Family: Rutaceae
Region of Origin: Australia
Location in Garden: Australian Garden, by Calistemon viminalis
Notes: Pink flowers |
Species: Eremophila maculata
Common name: Valentine Emu Bush
Family: Myoporaceae
Location in Garden: Australian Garden
Notes: Rose-red flowers. Low-growing plant. |
Species: Grevillea thelemanniana 'Gilt Dragon'
Common name: Hummingbird Bush, Spider-Net Grevillea
Family: Proteaceae
Location in Garden: Australian Garden
Notes: Silver-red foliage. Very low-growing. |
Species: Camellia sasanqua 'Himekoki'
Family: Theaceae
Location in Garden: Japanese Garden, outside lion dogs
Notes: Pink, small, rose form. Dwarf form of sasanqua. |
Species: Callicarpa dichotoma forma alba
Common name: Beautyberry
Family: Verbenaceae
Region of Origin: China, Japan
Location in Garden: Japanese Garden
Notes: White berries. Others nearby have lavender and purple berries. |
Species: Eurya osimensis var. kanehirae
Family: Theaceae
Location in Garden: Japanese Garden
Notes: Malodorus flowers. It is part of the design of the garden to have the ying and the yang--both sweet-smelling and bad-smelling. |