The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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 Species: Lophocereus schotti Common name: Totem Pole Cactus Family: Cactaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden, Baja bed |
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  Species: Aloe ramosissima Family: Aloeaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow/green flowers. These turn into larger trees. |
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  Species: Melaleuca quinquenervia Common name: Cajeput, Paperbark Tree Family: Myrtaceae Location in Garden: Lily Ponds Notes: White stamen flowers. Sometimes called a White Bottlebrush, but it is a different family. Has bark that peels off in sheets. Often used to line wire hanging baskets. Very adaptable tree. |
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  Species: Ginkgo biloba Common name: Maidenhair Tree Family: Ginkgoaceae Location in Garden: Lily Ponds Notes: Fall color. These line Allen near the entrance. The extract GBE from the yellow autumn leaves contains a vitamin that is said to strengthen blood vessels and is used to reduce the production of tissue-damaging free radicals. Called Maidenhair Tree because the leaves resemble those of the Maidenhair Fern. |
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  Species: Camellia hiemalis 'Showa Supreme' Family: Theaceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden, by the Hertrich memorial near the little bridge that goes from the Lily Ponds area to the Jungle Garden Notes: Hertrich was Superintendent of the Gardens from 1905 until he retired in 1948 and he was around until in 1966. |
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  Species: Strelitzia reginae Common name: Bird of Paradise Family: Strelitziaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Orange flower and yellow flower |
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  Species: Philodendron Family: Araceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Spathe (bract) and spadix (flower). Male and female flowers are both on this spadix. |
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 Species: Aechmea fasciata Family: Bromeliaceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Pink flowers. Planted two years ago when a donation of the plants for the Botanical Conservatory was made and there were extras. They don't need a lot of water and do well inside, so they make great houseplants. |
 Species: Cordyline Family: Agavaceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Clusters of red fruit |
 Species: Neoregelia spectabilis Common name: Fingernail Plant Family: Bromeliaceae Region of Origin: Brazil Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Red-tipped leaves look like painted fingernails. Plant lives on things that fall into the center. |
 Species: Aechmea distichantha v. albiflora Family: Bromeliaceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: The flowers that come out between the bracts are white. |
  Species: Aechmea cylindrica (gamosepala) Family: Bromeliaceae Location in Garden: Jungle Garden Notes: Pink with blue tips on the bracts |
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  Species: Brunfelsia grandiflora Common name: Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow Family: Solanaceae Location in Garden: Subtropical Slope Notes: Flowers start purple, fade to lavender, then white |
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