The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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Species: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii Family: Cactaeae Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: Pink flowers |
Species: Buiningia brevicylindrica Family: Cactaceae Region of Origin: Brazil Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: One-sided cephalium. Can see the little fruit on top. |
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Species: Haworthia truncata Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: A very interesting shape. Little "windows" on top to work with the chlorophyll. |
Species: Conophytums Family: Aizoaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: Are beginning to bloom now. Have transparent windows. Camoflage with the area to avoid being eaten by the animals. |
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Species: Haemanthus albiflos Family: Amaryllidaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: White stamen flowers. |
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Species: Lithops leslie ssp. leslei v. leslei Family: Aizoaceae Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory Notes: Yellow flowers |
Species: Aloe rabaiensis Family: Aloeaceae Region of Origin: Zanzibar, Kenya Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers. We are coming to the big Aloe season in wintertime. |
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Species: Hylocereus undatus Family: Cataceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: White flowers. Night-blooming. By the bromeliads. |
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Species: Aeonium Family: Crassulaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Yellow flowers, dark maroon leaves. Flowers come out between the leaves, instead of in one spike out the top. |
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Species: Ziziphus spina-christi Family: Rhamnaceae Region of Origin: Asia minor Location in Garden: Desert Garden near the top by the Washingtonia Palms Notes: White flowers. Quite likely to be the source of the biblical crown of thorns. Does have spines in the leaf junctions. |
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Species: Haemanthus albiflos Family: Amaryllidaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: White flowers |
Species: Plumeria acutifolia/Alluaudia procera Common name: Frangipani, Temple Tree/none Family: Apocynaceae/Didiereaceae Region of Origin: Mexico/Madagascar Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Fragrant white flowers/Very thorny |
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Species: Stapelia gigantea Common name: Carrion Flower, Starfish Flower Family: Asclepiadaceae Region of Origin: S. Africa Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: By the Encephalartos (Cycads). One of the stinky plants with the odor of rotten flesh. You have to get up close to smell it. It has lines to guides the indects in. |
Species: Stapelia hirsuta Common name: Carrion Flower, Starfish Flower Family: Asclepiadaceae Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Maroon flower attracts flies which attract lizards. Very hairy. Very close to the Hercules Aloe underneath the sycamores. On the east side of the path. |
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Species: Cyphostemma juttae Common name: Desert Grape Family: Vitaceae Region of Origin: Namibia Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Red fruit is toxic |
Species: Euphorbia milii x Family: Euphorbiaceae Region of Origin: S Location in Garden: Desert Garden Notes: Red flowers. Much larger clusters of flowers and individaul flowers than others. |
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