What's Blooming at the Los Angeles County
Arboretum
November 2006
Page One
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Ceiba (Chorisia) speciosa
Pink silk-floss tree Bombaceae (Bombax family) Brazil, Argentina |
Strelitzia reginae
Bird of paradise Strelitziaceae (Crane flower family) South Africa |
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Encephalartos ferox
Zululand cycad Zamiaceae (Zamia family) South Africa |
Eucalyptus torquata
Coral gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
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Alstroemeria hybrid
Alstroemeria Alstroemeriaceae (Alstroemeria family) Hort. |
Ceiba (Chorisia) insignis
White silk-floss tree Bombaceae (Bombax family) Peru, Argentina |
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Hemerocallis 'Russian Rhapsody'
Hemerocallis Hemerocallidaceae (Hemerocallis family) Hort. (Orig. East Asia) |
Eremophila glabra
Smooth emu bush Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) Australia |
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Callistemon polandii
Gold-tipped bottlebrush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Senna splendida
Golden wonder Fabaceae (Pea family) Brazil, Argentina |
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Passiflora 'Lavender Lady'
Passion flower Passifloraceae (Passion flower family) Hort. |
Heliotropium arborescens 'Album'
Garden heliotrope Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family) Peru |
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Tagetes nelsonii
Citrus-scented marigold Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Mexico |
Indigofera suffruticosa
Indigo Fabaceae (Pea family) West Indies |
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Stenocarpus sinuatus
Firewheel tree Proteaceae (Protea family) Eastern Australia |
Loropetalum chinense 'Monraz'
Chinese fringe-flower Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) Japan, Southern China |
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The Cannaceae is a
monotypic family with only a single genus, Canna, which itself
contains some 20 species distrib- uted from southeastern North America through South America. Often called lilies, they are actually closely related to bananas and gingers, with wide leaves arising from rhizomes. Frequently grown in the form of ornamental hybrids, they are among the most extensively grown tropical bedding plants, and hundreds of named cultivars currently exist. The name comes from the Greek word kanna used for a type of reed. C. indica was the first species introduced into Europe and was imported from the West Indies, which accounts for the name 'indica.' The plants have been used as a very rich source of starch, its fibers have been used as a jute substitute and for making paper, a purple dye has been extracted from the seeds, and the plants have been fermented to make alcohol. |
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Canna sp. cf. 'Yellow King Humbert'
Canna lily Cannaceae (Canna family) Hort. (Orig. Tropical America) |
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Zantedeschia aethiopica
White arum lily Araceae (Arum family) South Africa |
Ajania pacifica (= Chrysanthemum
pacificum) Pacific chrysanthemum Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Eastern Russian, Japan |
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Pentas lanceolata
Star clusters Rubiaceae (Madder family) Tropical Africa, Arabia, Madagascar |
Begonia cf. maculata
Begonia Begoniaceae (Begonia family) Hort. |
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Justicia carnea
Brazilian plume flower Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Northern South America |
Lycianthes rantonnetii
Blue potato bush Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Argentina and Paraguay |
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Globularia X indubia
Globe daisy Globulariaceae (Globe-daisy family) Natural hybrid from the Canary Islands |
Salvia leucantha
Mexican bush sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mexico |
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Bougainvillea sp.
Bougainvillea Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) Brazil to Peru and Argentina |
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Barleria obtusa
Bush violet Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) South Africa |
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Whorled tick-seed Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Southeastern U.S. |
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