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Winter’s welcomed rains are producing
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From our native Matilija poppy to
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1. x Chiranthomontodendron lenzii
(hybrid monkey hand tree)
2. Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’
(yellow pohutukawa)
3. Nymphaea spp. (waterlilies)
4. Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus
(sleeping hibiscus)
5. Romneya coulteri (Matilija poppy)
6. Leucospermum cordifolium
‘California Sunshine’ (pincushion protea)
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7. Eucomis spp. (pineapple lily)
8. Amaryllis belladonna (naked ladies)
9. lochroma australe (blue angel’s trumpet)
10. Fuchsia boliviana (Bolivian fuchsia)
11. Cantua buxifolia (sacred flower of the Incas)
12. Brugmansia ‘Jean Pasko’ (angel’s trumpet)
13. Puya venusta (chagualillo)
14. Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand
Christmas tree)
15. Callistemon citrinus ‘Little John’
(bottlebrush)
16. Gunnera tinctoria (Chilean rhubarb)
17. Hemerocallis spp. (daylilies)
18. Dichroa febrifuga (Chinese quinine)
19. Echium pininana (tree echium)
20. Cistus spp. (rockroses)
ABOUT WILD FLOWERS AT THE GARDEN
After four dry years, a wet winter has brought much needed rain to California and some very WILD flowers are putting on a particularly vibrant
show this spring and summer at San Francisco Botanical Garden (SFBG). The Garden is a unique home to a huge variety of remarkable and rare
plants, including some no longer found in their native habitats. Starting in April and extending through August, the largest portion of the Garden’s
collections comes into bloom, offering an ever-changing mosaic of surprises as visitors stroll from one region to another, taking in the beauty of 55
acres of geographically-specific, naturalistically-planted environments from South Africa to Chile, and the unusual plants within them. Read more
about the Garden’s prized specimens and enjoy!
1. x Chiranthomontodendron lenzii (hybrid monkey hand tree) – This common
name describes the “cross” or hybrid developed by a California nurseryman in
1981 who placed the pollen of Fremontodendron, a small tree of California’s
chaparral with golden flowers, on the stigma of a monkey hand tree,
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.
2. Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’ (yellow pohutukawa) – This rare, naturallyoccurring, narrow upright form of the New Zealand Christmas tree has yellow
flowers. With insignificant petals, it is the clusters of yellow, pollen-producing
stamens that are distinctive on this tree.
3. Nymphaea spp. (waterlilies) – These aquatic plants have flowers that rise
up out of the water and float on or stand just above the surface. There are about
60 species, but many waterlilies familiar in aquatic gardening are hybrids and
cultivars. They are not only decorative, but provide useful shade which helps
reduce the growth of algae in ponds and lakes.
4. Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus (sleeping hibiscus) – In the same family
as the hibiscus flower, this is called “sleeping hibiscus” because the petals do not
open wide, but instead remain tightly wrapped around the central column of fused
stamens. This species has a very broad range in the Americas, ranging from the
Southeast US through Mexico and Central America all the way to South America,
into Colombia.
5. Romneya coulteri (Matilija poppy) – A beautiful member of the poppy family,
this tall shrub has grey-green leaves and large, fragrant, crepe-papery white
flowers that have a striking resemblance to a fried egg. A great California native
for a water-wise garden.
6. Leucospermum cordifolium ‘California Sunshine’ (pincushion protea) –
A type of pincushion protea, the “flower” is actually a dense cluster of many
individual flowers, each with a long protruding “style,” which looks like a pin
stuck in a pincushion. ‘California Sunshine’ is one of many attractive cultivars of
Leucospermum which, ironically, originate solely from Zimbabwe and South Africa.
7. Eucomis spp. (pineapple lily) – Eucomis is Greek, eu for “good” and kome
for “hair”, or good-hair, implying a beautiful head, from the tuft of leaf-like bracts
crowning the flower spike. Perhaps an alternate common name might be the
good-hair-day lily!
8. Amaryllis belladonna (naked ladies) – The common name “naked ladies”
is often associated with these South African natives as they appear naked without
any leaves when they bloom. The leaves appear early in the spring and die back
before the flowers appear in summer. If you like to smell flowers, do give this one a
try. It is subtle but unique, and seems to elicit different responses from different noses.
9. Iochroma australe (blue angel’s trumpet) – Brugmansia is the more familiar
angel’s trumpet, but they have larger flowers and come in shades of white,
yellow and pink. Iochroma is the blue, small-flowered relative from cooler parts of
Argentina, and it can tolerate colder temperatures than its cousin.
10. Fuchsia boliviana (Bolivian fuchsia) – Not strictly from Bolivia, this fuchsia,
which can grow to be a small tree, thrives in the cloud forests from Central
through South America. The four-inch, pendant flowers hang in clusters and open
progressively over several months.
11. Cantua buxifolia (sacred flower of the Incas) – Sacred to the ancient Inca,
this plant is now the national flower of both Peru and Bolivia. The striking scarletflowered shrub dots the slopes of high valleys of the Andes.
12. Brugmansia ‘Jean Pasko’ (angel’s trumpet) – It is thought that this is a
naturally-occuring hybrid of yellow-flowered B. suaveolens, collected by
Jean Pasko in Columbia. Not only are the trumpets large, but they also have
a candy-like fragrance.
13. Puya venusta (chagualillo) – This Chilean native displays three-foot, bright
pink flower stalks with pinecone-like clusters of dark blue-purple and electric greencolored flowers, providing a striking contrast to the silvery rosettes of leaves. A
relative of the pineapple!
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14. Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand Christmas tree) – During
December—summer in its native, Southern Hemisphere home of New Zealand—
this tree is ablaze with red flowers. Growing along the rocky seashores, it develops
long, pendulous aerial roots which enable the tree to cling to cliffs. In the Northern
Hemisphere it blooms during our summer.
1. Download the “Explorer for ArcGIS” app from
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15. Callistemon citrinus ‘Little John’ (bottlebrush) – This is a dwarf form of one of
the many bottlebrushes native to Australia. The “brushes” are made up of the red
stamens of many flowers clustered together at the ends of the stems.
3. Select “Options” at the top/left of the screen.
16. Gunnera tinctoria (Chilean rhubarb) – Totally unrelated to our familiar
rhubarb from Western China, this plant looks like a giant rhubarb, and was indeed
eaten by indigenous peoples of the Chilean and Peruvian Andes.
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17. Hemerocallis spp. (daylilies) – Their common name alludes to the flowers,
which typically open in the morning and wither the following night. Native to
Eurasia, they have become popular for their showy blossoms, drought tolerance,
and cold hardiness. Thousands of lovely cultivars have been developed.
18. Dichroa febrifuga (Chinese quinine) – As with hydrangea, a close relative,
color intensity of its bright blue flowers is determined by the concentration of
aluminum in the soil. Metallic blue berries mature in the fall. In its native Asia, it is
used in traditional medicine to treat fever. The species name, febrifuga, means “to
dispel fever.”
19. Echium pininana (tree echium) – A biennial, this giant, short-lived “tree” puts
up leaves the first year, followed by a flower stalk that can reach 13 feet in the
second year. It self-seeds readily, so it is likely to persist in the garden. Tree echium
is rare in its native habitat, the laurel forests of the Canary Islands.
20. Cistus spp. (rockroses) – Nearly 25 different rockroses in shades of pink and
white are scattered throughout this Mediterranean Garden. Flowers open in the
morning and drop their petals by mid-afternoon. Rockroses are superb, sun-loving,
drought-tolerant shrubs, never needing water once established, though well-drained
soil is essential.
LIBRARY & BOOKSTORE
Find a wealth of resources and free bibliographies for adults and children on plants from around the world in The Helen Crocker Russell Library of
Horticulture, northern California’s most comprehensive horticultural library, and enjoy special discounts on WILD Flower items in the Garden Bookstore.
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ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN
SFBG offers 55 acres of gardens displaying over 8,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. In addition to spring and summer’s wildflower
bloom, the Garden is proud to feature a bounty of other seasonal highlights, including winter’s magnificent magnolias; a century-old Redwood Grove;
Mesoamerican, Andean, and Southeast Asian Cloud Forests; as well as other unique global collections.
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