The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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  Species: Pittosporum rhombifolium Common name: Queensland Pittosporum Family: Pittosporaceae Region of Origin: Australia Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: Orange berries, not edible for humans. Behind the Allen Guard Station. Can see these trees on both sides of the street on Del Mar between Altadena Drive and Kinneloa, also on South Lake Street in the shopping area. |
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Species: Chorisia insignis Common name: Floss Silk Tree Family: Bombacaceae Region of Origin: Peru Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: White flowers with red markings to direct the insects in to get the nectar and pollen. |
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  Species: Chorisia speciosa Common name: Floss Silk Tree Family: Bombacaceae Region of Origin: Brazil Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: Rose-pink flowers. You can see these along the freeway in a number of places. After the flowers you get a big pod that looks a bit like an avocado. Inside is the floss or fiber material that surrounds the seed. The pod pops open and the fibers disperse the seeds. |
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  Species: Crataegus phaenopyrum Common name: Washington Thorn Family: Rosaceae Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, North Perimeter Notes: Red berries hang on after leaves drop. Right now it's a mixture of red and green. The leaves look a bit like holly. |
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  Species: Koelreuteria henryi Common name: Chinese Rain Tree Family: Sapindaceae Region of Origin: Taiwan Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, E-FIII Notes: Yellow flowers are followed by papery coral seed capsules (see below). These are along the freeway in the west 210 area. |
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  Species: Koelreuteria henryi Common name: Chinese Rain Tree Family: Sapindaceae Region of Origin: Taiwan Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, E-FIII Notes: Yellow flowers (see above) are followed by papery coral seed capsules. The seed pods hang on a lot longer than the flowers do and are frequently mistaken for the flowers. Last year at this time, the seed pods were on the tree, but this year the tree is still in bloom. |
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Species: Cortaderia selloana Common name: Pampas Grass Family: Poaceae Region of Origin: Argentina Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: This is a relative of the weedy one, Jubata Grass. |
Species: Lantana and Pittosporum phillyreoides See below for close-ups and details Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: Has graceful drooping branches like a willow tree. |
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Species: Lantana Common name: Lantana Family: Verbenaceae Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: Yellow, orange, and fuchisa pink flowers Notes: May be the cultivar known as Rainbow because it has gold, orange, and fuschia pink in it. |
Species: Pittosporum phillyreoides Common name: Willow Pittosporum Family: Pittosporaceae Region of Origin: Australia Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park Notes: Weeping branches, yellow fruit |
  Species: Ziziphus jujuba Common name: Chinese Jujube Family: Rhamnaceae Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, EII Notes: Shiny reddish brown datelike fuit. Also known as the Chinese Date because when ripe they have a sweet, apple-like flavor. They are not botanically related to the Date. Research and lab tests are being done on the possible anti-cancer properties of this fruit. They are packed with Vitamin C and amino acids, as well as some fatty acids. They are a very popular ingredient in herbal tonics and several asian medicines. |
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  Species: Leucophyllum frutescens Common name: Texas Ranger, Texas Sage Family: Scrophulariaceae Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, EII Notes: Lavender flowers. Heat tolerant plant. |
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