The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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Species: Pittosporum rhombifolium Common name: Queensland Pittosporum Family: Pittosporaceae Region of Origin: Australia Location in Garden: Allen Gate Notes: Clusters of orange berries. You will see these lining Del Mar between Pasadena and Kinneloa in Altadena |
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Species: Plumbago auriculata Common name: Cape Plumbago, Leadwort Family: Plumbaginaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Location in Garden: Near Allen Gate Notes: Blue flowers |
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Species: Chorisia insignis Common name: Floss Silk Tree Family: Bombacaceae Region of Origin: Brazil Location in Garden: West perimeter near Allen Gate Notes: Related to Kapok. Inside of the pods are long fibers with seeds |
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Species: Cortaderia selloana Common name: Pampas Graass Family: Poaceae Region of Origin: Argentina Location in Garden: Arboretum-Car Park Notes: This is a relative of the Chubata Grass that is a serious weed on the California coast. |
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Species: Ziziphus jujuba Common name: Chinese Jujube Family: Rhamnaceae Region of Origin: Eastern Asia Location in Garden: Aboretum Car Park EII-FII Notes: Sometimes called the Chinese Date, but it is not related botanically to the Date. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C and amino acids. It is a very popular ingredient in herbal tonics. The fruit here is not yet ripe. It will be reddish brown when ripe. It has a very sweet, apple-like flavor. |
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Species: Leucophyllum frutescens Common name: Texas Ranger, Texas Sage, Cenizo Family: Scrophulariaceae Location in Garden: Near Handicapped Parking Area Notes: Silver grey leaves and lavender flowers. |
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Species: Callistemon 'Little John' Common name: Bottlebrush Family: Myrtaceae Location in Garden: Entrance Notes: Very low-growing with smaller red flowers. |
Species: Chorisia speciosa Common name: Floss Silk Tree Family: Bombacaceae Region of Origin: South America Location in Garden: Entrance Notes: Pinky-rose colored flowers. Notice the lines to direct insects to the pollen. The pods look a little like avocados, but there is no flesh inside, just fibers and seed. |
Species: Lagerstroemia indica Common name: Crape Myrtle Family: Lythraceae Region of Origin: China Location in Garden: Entrance Notes: Very good trees for the hot summer regions. Close to the ocean they get mildew. |
Species: Quercus robur Common name: English Oak Family: Fagaceae Region of Origin: England Location in Garden: In front of Munger Building Notes: Two newly planted trees. Deciduous with larger leaves. |
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Species: Arbutus unedo Common name: Strawberry Tree Family: Ericaceae Region of Origin: Southern Europe, Ireland Location in Garden: Entrance Notes: Found mainly in countries bordering the Mediterranean. In Portugal, the berries are used to flavor a liqueur known as Madrove. There is an isolated population of groves in Killarney in the far west of Ireland, probably due to the severing effect of glaciation. Arbutus is a very ancient genus shown by its distribution in western North America and southern Europe. These five trees were in 36 inch boxes when they were planted in 1981. They are evergreen. |
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