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What's in Bloom April 2007
 
Latin Name Common Name Family Name Place of Origin Location in Garden 
Chionanthus retusus Fringe Tree Oleaceae China Across from Plumeria Garden, South Lakeview
Syringia vulgaris Common Lilic Oleaceae Europe, Asia Promenade, Junction old entrance and Perimeter Road
Alyogyne huegelii cv. Purple Delight Blue Hibiscus Malvaceae Australia, Hort. South Canyon Rd. at junction Perimeter Road
Caesalpinia sepiaria Mysore Thorn Fabaceae India Gray Leaf Trail, South end Creek Lane
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pink Tabebuia Bignoniaceae Brazil Parallel Crenshaw Blvd.
Clivia miniata Kaffir Lily Amaryllidaceae South Africa Under the Morton Bay Figs along Perimeter Road
Pittosporum crassifolium Karo Pittosporaceae New Zealand Maze Garden area along Perimeter Road
Paulownia tomentosa Princess Tree Paulowniaceae China Perimeter Road near junction with North Acacia Loop Road
Rosa banksiae var. normalis cv. Lutea Banksia Rose Rosaceae China West of Redwood Grove
Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat Claw Ivy Bignoniaceae Central America Administration Patio
Pittosporum angustifolium Willow Pittosporum Pittosporaceae Australia Junction Perimeter Road and Country View Rd.
Puya chilensis Bromeliaceae Chile Perimeter Road near junction with North Alpine Rd.
Aloe davyana var. davyana Aloaceae South Africa Perimeter Road near junction with North Lakeview Rd.



What's in Bloom May 2007 
Latin Name Common Name Family Name Place of Origin Location in Garden 
Aesculus californica California Buckeye Hippocastanaceae California Star Pine Road near Alpine Rd.
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Hippocastanaceae SE USA Weather Station Lawn
Alstroemeria  hybrids Peruvian Lily Alstroemeriaceae S. America Promenade nr. Rose Garden
Beschorneria yuccoides Agavaceae Mexico Perimeter Road near Weather Station
Caesalpinia gilliesii Bird of Paradise Fabaceae S. America Perimeter Road near Old Entrance
Calliandra tweedii Trinidad Flame Bush Fabaceae Brazil E. Alpine Rd.
Callistemum citrinus cv.                   Jeffers Purple Bottlebush Myrtaceae Australia, Hort. Promenade nr. Rose Garden
callistemum citrinus cv.                    Mauve Mist Purple Bottlebush Myrtaceae Australia, Hort. Perimeter Road at Weather Station
Callistemum viminalis cv. Hannah Ray Weeping Bottlebush Myrtaceae Australia, Hort. Perimeter Road at Old Entrance Rd.
Callistemum viminalis cv.               Red Cascade Weeping Bottlebush Myrtaceae Australia, Hort. Childrens Garden, E. Alpine Rd.
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira  Boraginaceae Madeira,             Canary Is. Blue-Lavender Trail
Erythrina caffra Kaffirboom Coral Tree Fabaceae South Africa Childrens Garden
Erythrina lysistemon  Common Coral Tree Fabaceae S. Africa, Zimbabwe Promenade nr. Rose Garden
Eucalyptus occidentalis Swamp Yate Myrtaceae SW Australia S. Acacia Loop Rd.
Hymenosporum flavum Sweetshade Pittosporaceae NE Australia Creek Lane, Plume Trail
Ilex vomitoria cv.  Pendula Yaupon Aquifoliaceae SE USA, Mexico Perimeter Road near Old Entrance
Iris x germanica Bearded Iris Iridaceae Hort. Childrens Garden
Lavatera maritima Tree Mallow Malvaceae Mediterranean Perimeter Rd. and N. Acacia Loop
Leptospermum scoparium cv.           Jubilee New Zealand Tea Tree Myrtaceae New Zealand Star Pine Road near Alpine Rd.
Lonicera maackii Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Asia Plume Trail
Macadamia ternifolia Small-fruited                                Queensland Nut Proteaceae Australia E. Alpine and Star Pine Lane
Melaleuca elliptica Granite Bottlebrush Myrtaceae W. Australia S. Acacia Loop Rd.
Melia azedarach China Berry Meliaceae Asia Perimeter Rd. near Arizona Crossing
Pittosporum angustifolium Willow Pittosporum Pittosporaceae Australia Maze
Puya coerulea Bromeliaceae Chile, S. America Perimeter Rd. and N. Alpine Rd.
Rosa Hybrid Tea Rose Rosaceae Hort. Rose Garden
Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage Lamiaceae Mexico Rose Garden
Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry Caprifoliaceae California, Mexico Lakeview Rd. near Lake
Senna (=Cassia) didymobotrya Fabaceae Tropical Africa S. Acacia Loop Rd.


What's in Bloom June 2007 
Latin Name Common Name Family Name Place of Origin Location in Garden 
Brachychiton cv. Majestic Beauty Hybrid Brachychiton Sterculiaceae Hort. Hawk's Meadow on Perimeter Rd.
Brachychiton populnneus Bottle Tree, Kurrajong Sterculiaceae E. Australia Hawk's Meadow on Perimeter Rd.
Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut Rutaceae So. & E. Africa Phoebe's Meadow
Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree Fabaceae Brazil Perimeter Rd. at Old Entrance Rd.
Catalpa speciosa Western Catalpa Bignoniaceae E. Central U.S.A. Perimeter Rd. near Redwoods
Centaurea cineraria Dusty Miller Asteraceae Italy Perimeter Rd. at S. Canyon Rd.
Cestrum aurantiacum Yellow Cestrum Solanaceae Guatamala Perimeter Rd. at Old Entrance Rd.
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Tree Fabaceae Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay Junction Promenade & Perimeter Rd.
Hemerocallis cultivars Daylily Liliaceae Hort. Volunteer Garden
Indigofera cassioides Pink Pea Fabaceae E. Asia to Himalayas Perimeter Rd. at S. Canyon Rd.
Iochroma fuchsioides Orange Iochroma Solanaceae S. America Perimeter Rd. at Old Entrance Rd.
Iochroma grandiflora Large Purple Iochroma Solanaceae Tropical So. America Perimeter Rd. at S. Canyon Rd.
Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Bignoniaceae Argentina Perimeter Rd. at S. Canyon Rd.
Kigelia africana Sausage Tree Bignoniaceae Tropical Africa Perimeter Rd. near Redwoods
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail Lamiaceae S. Africa Volunteer Garden
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Magnoliaceae E. U.S.A. Across from Phoebe's Meadow
Lycianthus rantonnetii Blue Potato Bush Solanaceae Argentina, Paraguay Volunteer Garden
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Magnoliaceae SE U.S.A. S. Lakeview Rd.
Melaleuca linarifolia Snow in Summer Myrtaceae E. Australia Perimeter Rd. & Memorial Meadow
Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy Papaveraceae California Memorial Meadow Lane
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage Lamiaceae Canary Islands Grey Leaf Trail
Schotia brachypetala Tree Fuchsia Fabaceae SE Africa Perimeter Rd. at S. Creek Ln.
Stralitzia nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitziaceae S. Africa Volunteer Garden




What's in Bloom July 2007
Latin Name Common Name Family Name Place of Origin Location in Garden 
Agave americana var. mediopicta Century Plant Agavaceae Mexico Cactus Garden
Albizia julibrissin cv. alba Silk Tree Fabaceae Iran to Japan S. Acacia Loop Road
Anisodontia cv. Tara's Pink Malvaceae Hort. Junction N. Alpine and Perimeter Road
Brachychiton discolor Scrub Bottle Tree Sterculiaceae Australia Perimeter Road near Nursery
Brachychiton populneus Bottle Tree Sterculiaceae Queensland, NSW,                Australia Near Weather Station
Bromelia balanse Heart-of-Flame Bromeliaceae Argentina Pond Loop Trail
Caryopteris odorata Bluebird Verbenaceae E. Asia Perimeter Road at Mesquite Lane
Cassia didymobotrya Popcorn Flower Fabaceae Tropical Africa Near Weather Station
Cestrum X cultum 'Cretan Purple' Cestrum Solanaceae Hort. Weather Station lawn
Chilopsis linearis cv. Burgandy Desert Willow Bignoniaceae California Dedication Lawn
Decliptera suberecta Acanthaceae Uruguay Near Junction with Old Entrance Rd.
Hibiscus callyphyllus Polando Hibiscus Malvaceae S. Africa, Madagascar,                     Mascarene Is. Mediterranean Garden
Hibiscus syriacus Rose-of-Sharon Malvaceae E. Asia Junction N. Alpine and Perimeter Road
Iochroma grandiflora cv. Logees Solanaceae Tropical South America Perimeter Road near Gray Leaf Garden
Kigelia africana Sausage Tree Bignoniaceae Tropical Africa Perimeter Road near Redwoods
Lagerstoemia cv. Natchez Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Hort. Perimeter Road N. of E. Alpine Rd.
Lagerstoemia cv. Sioux Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Hort. Perimeter Road N. of E. Alpine Rd.
Lagerstoemia cv. Zuni Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Hort. Perimeter Road N. of E. Alpine Rd.
Lagerstroemia  cv. Hopi Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Hort. Perimeter Road N. of E. Alpine Rd.
Lagerstroemia cv. Catawba Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Hort. Perimeter Road N. of E. Alpine Rd.
Lagerstroemia fauriei White Crepe Myrtle Lythraceae Japan Mesquite Lane
Leptospermum polygalifolium Tantoon Tea Tree Myrtaceae E. Australia Star Pine Rd.
Leucaena leucocephala Wild Tamarind Fabaceae Tropical America,                             Old World Tropics East of Morton Bay Figs
Melaleuca coccinea Myrtaceae Australia Perimeter Road at Dedication Lane
Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican Palo Verde Fabaceae Tropical America East of Morton Bay Figs
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite Fabaceae Southwest U.S.A. Perimeter Road at Mesquite Lane
Punicea granatum Pomegranate Punicaceae SE Europe, S. Asia West of The Maze
Radermachera sinica China Doll Tree Bignoniaceae China Country View Road
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree Fabaceae China, Korea Dedication Lane
Xchitalpa tashkentensis cv.Morning Cloud Bignoniaceae Hort. Intergeneric hybrid East of Sakura Meadow






What's in Bloom August 2007 
Latin Name Common Name Family Name Place of Origin Location in Garden 
Amaryllis belladonna Naked Lady Amaryllidaceae South Africa Volunteer Garden
Araujia sericofera Moth Vine Apocynaceae Brazil Canyon Rd. at Lake Access
Brachychiton discolor Lacebark Sterculiaceae E. Australia Perimeter Rd. at Nursery
Brahea armata Blue Fan Palm Arecaceae Baja California, Mexico Palm Garden
Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree Fabaceae SE Brazil Garden of the Senses
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata Scarlet Paintbrush Crassulaceae Africa Cactus Garden
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail Lamiaceae South Africa Garden of the Senses
Leucaena leucocephala Wild Tamarind Fabaceae Old & New World Tropics S. Creek Ln. at Perimeter Rd.
Lycianthes rantonnetii Blue Potato Bush Solanaceae Argentina, Paraguay Volunteer Garden
Markhamia lutea Bignoniaceae W. Tropical Africa Canyon Rd. at Plume Trail
Thevetia thevetioides Apocynaceae Mexico Volunteer Garden
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