A Virtual Bloom Board for February 2010:-

Pictures, common and scientific name of

plants in bloom along with their locations in the San Diego Botanic Garden

Images provided by Herb Knufken

NOTE: The words underlined are links to more information on the web.

Ginger Alpinia sp. near Palm Garden Strawberry Tree Arbutus marina Hamilton Garden Cigar Plant Cuphea ignea Mexican Garden Banksia blechnifolia Australian Garden Chasmanthe sp. Australian Garden Nightshade Solanum sp. South African Garden Hibiscus Hibiscus sp. Various Garden Cone Flower Leucodendron 'Safari Sunset' Hamilton Garden Giant Coreopsis Coreopsis gigantea California Garden Scapes Aloe Aloe wickensii Old World Desert White Powder Puff Calliandra haematocephala 'alba' Larabee Beds Reed Orchid Epidendrum sp. South American Garden Coral Tree Erythrina sp. Lawn Garden Geraldton Waxflower Chamelaucium uncinatum Australian Garden Banksia solandri Australian Garden Acacia Acacia glaucoptera Australian Garden Star Firewheel Stenocarpus sinuatus Australian Garden Emu Bush Eremophila sp. Hamilton Garden Pink Powder Puff Calliandra haematocephala Hamilton Garden Verbena Verbena sp. California Garden Scapes Calandrinia grandiflora Hamilton Garden Johnny-Jump-Up Viola tricolor Various Garden Orchad Tree Bauhinia variegata Hamilton Garden Indian Mallow Abuliton palmerii Hamilton Garden Grevillea sp. Australian Garden African Daisy Arctotis sp. Hamilton Garden Cone Flower Leucadendron sp. South African Garden Sumac Rhus lentii  California Garden Scapes Mexican Cardinal Flower Lobelia laxifolia  Mexican Garden