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Check out a little of what's blooming inside the Garfield Park Conservatory this month. Then come see it for yourself!
Tacca chantrieri - Bat Plant or Devil Flower
Family: Taccaceae (Tacca Family)
Nepenthes truncata- Tropical Pitcher Plant
Family: Nepenthaceae ( Tropical Pitcher Plant Family)
Clerodendrum ugandense - Blue Butterfly Clerodendum
Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Passiflora vitifolia - Vine-leaf Passion Flower, Scarlet Flame
Family: Passifloraceae (Passion Flower Family)
*Passion flowers typically only last one day. The vine usually blooms prolifically and bears several new flowers every day. Although this vine is currently in bloom there may be days when no flowers are present.
Nerium oleander - Oleander
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Jatropha podagrica - Buddha Belly Plant
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia Family)
Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Mangifera indica - Cogshell Mango
Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family)
Lucida discolor - Jewel Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Justicia brandegeana - Shrimp Plant
Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
Phaiocalanthe kryptonite - Phaius Orchid
Phaiocalanthe is a man-made genus consisting of Phaius and Calanthe. Phaiocalanthe kryptonite is a hybrid of Calanthe Rozel X Phaius tankervilleae.
Paphiopedilum spp. - Paphiopedilum Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Brassolaeliocattleya - 'General Grant' BLC OrchidFamily: Cross of Brassavola, Cattleya and Laelia, its parents genera which is a trigeneric hybrid of orchids.
Vanda spp. - Vanda Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Bougainvillea buttiana - Royal Purple Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae (the Four O'Clock Family)
Cymbidium spp. - Cymbidium Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powderpuff Bush
Family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (Bean/Legume Family)
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Pachystachys lutea - Golden Candle, Golden Shrimp Plant
Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
Spathiphyllum floribundum- Peace Lily
Family: Araceae (Arum Family)
Clerodendrum thomsoniae - Bleeding Heart Vine
Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Passiflora 'Amethyst' - Passion Flower
Family: Passifloraceae (Passion Flower Family)
Cross: P. kermesina (mother) x P. caerulea (father)
*Passion flowers typically only last one day. The vine usually blooms prolifically and bears several new flowers every day. Although this vine is currently in bloom there may be days when no flowers are present.
Eucharis grandiflora - Amazon Lily
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family)
Impatiens wallerana - Impatiens
Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam Family)
Pentas lanceolata - Penta, Egyptian Star Flower
Family: Rubiaceae (Madder family)
Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
