The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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 Species: Pleiospilos simulans Family: Aizoaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers |
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  Species: Euphorbia tirucalli Common name: Sticks-on-Fire Family: Euphorbiaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden, North of the Desert Conservatory Notes: Can see this through the windows of the Conservatory. Quite toxic. Keep the milky sap away from your eyes. |
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 Species: Aloe schelpi Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: Ethiopia Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Red-orange flowers |
 Species: Aloe rabaiensis Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: Zanzibar, Kenya Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers |
  Species: Stapelia gigantea Common name: Carrion Flower, Starfish Flower Family: Asclepiadaceae Region of Origin: South Africa to Tanzania Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Pale ochre-yellow flowers with tiny crimson lines. Smells and attracts flies. Doesn't eat the bugs, just uses them for pollination. Lizards sit around waiting for the flies. Photo on the right shows the buds before they open up. |
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  Species: Plumeria acutifolia Common name: Frangipani, Temple Tree Family: Apocynaceae Region of Origin: Mexico Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Fragrant white flowers. Related to the oleander. You see a lot of these in Hawaii. |
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 Species: Sedum x rubrotinctum 'Aurora' Family: Crassulaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Family has little star-shaped flowers. |
 Species: Echeveria agavoides x E.colorata Family: Crassulaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden |
 Species: Hesperaloe parviflora Family: Agavaceae Region of Origin: New Mexico, Southwest U.S. Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Red flowers |
 Species: Colletia paradoxa Common name: Crucifixion Thorn, Jet Plane Plant Family: Rhamnaceae Region of Origin: Southern Brazil, Uruguay Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Fragrant flowers. Stems look like little jet planes. Be careful smelling the flowers because there are spines on the tips of the stems. |
  Species: Chorisia insignis Common name: Floss Silk Tree Family: Bombacaceae Region of Origin: Peru Location in Garden: Desert Garden, along the road Notes: White flowers with yellow throats |
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  Species: Sansevieria subspicata Common name: Bowstring Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tngue, Snake Plant Family: Agavaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: This is very popular for offices because it tolerates low light, but it doesn't bloom inside. |
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  Species: Dalea versicolor var. sessilis Family: Fabaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden, Heritage Section Notes: Purple flowers |
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 Species: Moraea Family: Iridaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: This is a wildflower. Lavender flowers. Seed is generally spread by the birds, so it comes up in a variety of places. Not really a desert plant, but it does nicely there. |
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