The Huntington Botanical Gardens

What's In Bloom

January 2006

 

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:  Tabebuia impetignosa Common name:  Ipe Family:  Bignoniaceae Region of Origin:  Brazil Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park Notes: These are the pink trees that our visitors see on Allen near the freeway.
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:  Photinia x fraseri Family:  Rosaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park F-GII Notes: New foliage is red and looks like flowers from a distance.
Species:  Schefflera Family:  Araliaceae Location in Garden:  Arboretum Car Park BIII Notes: Dark green foliage, berries
Species:  Camellia sasanqua 'Showa-no-sakae' Family:  Theaceae Location in Garden:  Entrance by the Munger Notes: Soft pink, semi-double to peony flower, low growing
Species:  Pyrostegia venusta Common name:  Flame Vine Family:  Bignoniaceae Region of Origin:  Brazil, Paraguay Location in Garden:  Entrance Notes: Orange flowers
Species:  Erythrina x sykesii Common name:  Coral Tree Family:  Fabaceae Region of Origin:  Hybrid from Australia Location in Garden:  Entrance Notes: Red flowers appear before the leaves. It does not form the pods that you see on a lot of the Erythrinas.
Species:  Quercus robur Common name:  English Oak Family:  Fagaceae Region of Origin:  Europe Location in Garden:  Library Notes: Deciduous, unlike the California Live Oak that has leaves year-round. Bare for a very short period of time.	Species:  Livistona chinensis Common name:  Chinese Fan Palm Family:  Arecaceae Region of Origin:  China Location in Garden:  Palm Garden Notes: Great clusters of fruit up at the top
Species:  Phoenix loureiri Common name:  Palm Family:  Arecaceae Region of Origin:  India to China Location in Garden:  Palm Garden Notes: Fruit is a dark purple when it is ripe. Yellow flowers.
Species:  Chamaerops humilis 'Goldstripe' Common name:  Mediterranean Fan Palm Family:  Arecaceae Location in Garden:  Palm Garden Notes: Yellow striped fronds. Doesn't mean it's dying because of the yellow streaks.

 

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