Brownea macrophylla Mother’s Day Show & Sale 2019 May 11-12 • 9:30-4:30 • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Rd. • 305-667-1651 • www.tfts.org Mother’s Day Show & Sale 2019 at a glance DATE AND TIME: May 11-12, 9:30am-4:30pm PLACE: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables PARKING: From the entrance to the Visitor Center, follow signs GARDEN ADMISSION: Regular admission is $25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $12 for children 6-17, under 5 free, and free for Fairchild members. Look for discount coupons online (fairchildgarden.org). If you are a member of another cultural organization, check if there’s a reciprocal agreement. PAYMENT FOR PLANTS: Cash, credit cards and personal checks with I.D. WHY YOU SHOULD GO: It’s the biggest event of its kind in the world! Treat Mom to a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Garden House (11am-2pm) and buy her a flowering tree she can enjoy for years to come. You can also buy fertilizer. Cassia bakeriana Photos this page: Jessica Cabrera On the cover: Brownea macrophylla Membership dues and programs Our membership dues haven’t gone up a penny! But don’t forget to renew your membership. Save money by renewing for two or five years, and you won’t miss any issues of the Membership fees Tropical Flowering Tree Society Quarterly or the annual Regular membership $ 30 Show and Sale Catalog. All memberships include an annual Two-year membership 50 subscription to the Tropical Flowering Tree Society newsletter, Five-year membership 120 admission to the annual Holiday Party and picnic, and other great benefits. You can sign up online atwww.tfts.org . Membership levels Membership Application ★ Patron $ 150 ✿ Sponsor 500 ❖ Corporate Sponsor 500 ♥ Lifetime Membership 1,000 NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE: DAY EVENING EMAIL Please make checks payable to Tropical Flowering Tree Society and mail to Tropical Flowering Tree Society at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, FL 33156. Cassia fistula, page 15 tfts catalog 2019 KEY: F Fragrant R Rare−especially for collectors Butterfly attractor *These plants will be at the 2019 Show & Sale but subject to prior sale r Editor’s note: As always, we’ve made every effort to verify listings Adansonia CCA — O herein. Even experts disagree on names and other information. grandidieri AR And mistakes do happen. For any errors, we apologize. Plants Malvaceae— L denoted with * will be at the sale, but all plants are subject Baobab—A real NDA to prior sale. We have used Kirsten Llamas’ outstanding book, curiosity, baobab ; R:LY Tropical Flowering Plants, as a reference, among other sources. trees grow very tall Special thanks to Lynda LaRocca, Paul Gehrke, Jessica Cabrera with large, swollen CABRERA and Top Tropicals for photos and to Paul Gehrke for proofreading. trunks. Their large white pendulous ESSICA : J r Abutilon chittendendii (alternate bot. name Bakeridesia flowers open at night. L Adansonia digitata integerrima)—Malvaceae—This small evergreen tree, under This baobab reaches 15’, has yellow flowers with an orange throat. It blooms heavily over 100’ tall. Mature specimens look like something from another for 6-8 months. planet. A large yard is a must. r Abutilon darwinii xstriatum—Malvaceae—Fireball r Adansonia madagascariensis—Malvaceae—A large baobab Flowering Maple —This shrub has maple-shaped leaves and species growing over 90+ feet, this is an amazing statement unique tiger-striped red bell flowers with yellow veins. Can grow tree for any large yard or garden, with an impressive trunk and into a shrub 8 feet tall, but can be kept to 4 feet with pruning. beautiful orange and red 10” long flowers. Blooms during all of the warmer months. Hardy to Zone 9. r *Adansonia rubrostipa—Fony Baobab—Bombacaceae— r Acacia farnesiana—Mimosaceae— Medium to large trees – up to 65 feet – with reddish-brown This small-leafed shrub has blue-tinged, bark, edible fruits, seeds and roots. feathery-looking leaves and large golden, sweetly scented flowers that look like r *Adansonia suarezensis—Suarez Baobab—Bombacaceae— S cheerleader pompons. There are small Native to Madagascar, this endangered species has a cylindrical L thorns on the branches. The tree blooms trunk and large white flowers, followed by long, heavy fruit. PICA O in winter and spring. Widely grown in R T P Europe for the perfume industry, it can be used for a smell accent under a window. © TO Acacia farnesiana Zone 9-10. F Paul Gehrke Nursery New and unusual flowering trees, shrubs and vines r Acacia macradenia—Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae— •• MussaendasMussaendas • Thunbergias Zig Zag Wattle—Small thornless tree/tall shrub produces • Tabebuias profuse clusters of bright gold globular flowers. A new • Tibouchinas • Clerodendrums • Brunfelsias introduction from Australia. F • Sennas • Angels’ Trumpets • Portlandias r Acalypha pendula—Euphorbiaceae—Firetail Chenille •• DaturasPortlandias • Cassias Plant—A ground-hugging relative of the chenille plant with bright • (Devil’sDaturas Trumpet) (Shower Trees) red flowers and tiny, serrated leaves. • Strongylodon(Devil’s Trumpet) • Rainbow Eucalyptus (Green Jade Vine) r Acmella oleracea—Asteraceae—Toothache Plant—Used • Strongylodon • Tecomanthe as accent plants, this perennial has yellow flowers with a dark • Brachychitons brown eye in the center. The globe shape and brown center • Clero(Greendendrums Jade Vine) • Stemmadenia litoralis give the impression of a googly, creepy eyeball. Chewing the • Angel’s Trumpets leaves will numb the mouth and relieve the pain of a sore tooth. • Cassias and Sennas Native to Brazil. (Shower Trees) • Rainbow Eucalyptus r Adansonia digitata—Malvaceae—African Baobab—The famous Baobab or “upside down” tree from tropical Africa (aka • Tecomanthe Judas fruit, because it has 30 seeds). The spongy acid pulp has • Stemmadenia litoralis been used as a substitute for Parmesan cheese on pasta—no cholesterol! Facetiously called the “Dead Rat Tree” because its [email protected] furry fruits resemble rats strung up by their tails, this is one of the 12121 SW 120 Ave., Miami, FL 33186 longest lived and largest trees in the world—so large that they 12121 SW 120 Ave., Miami, FL 33186 have been used as jails in Africa. This tree has beautiful creamy (305) 796-6823(305) 259-5333 | (305) 259-5333 white flowers that hang down. See at Fruit and Spice Park. Nursery visits by appointment only MAY 2019 5 KEY: F Fragrant R Rare especially for collectors Butterfly attractor tfts catalog 2019 − *These plants will be at the 2019 Show & Sale but subject to prior sale r Alstonia venenata—Apocynaceae—Devil Tree—A large tree to 75’ with huge spikes of white flowers. This evergreen tree is a spring bloomer. COLORS r *Anigozanthos sp.— Haemodoraceae—Kangaroo Paw— FLORIDA This Australian native has tubular Adenium obesum ‘Triple’, ‘Santa Claus’ flowers and stamens covered with r Adenium obesum—Apocynaceae—Desert Rose—From velvety hairs. It grows best in sun and Africa, this small succulent has a pale gray trunk with glossy leaves well-drained soils. and trumpet-shaped flowers that range from white and bright pink to red. They need full sun and well-drained potting mixture. r Aphelandra hartwegiana—Yellow LAROCCA LYNDA Aphelandra—Acanthaceae—This Anigozanthos sp. r *Agapanthus africanus ‘Storm shrub grows to 6 feet tall and has long orange spikes with Cloud’—Agapanthaceae—African Lily— yellow flowers in clusters in the middle of the spike. Yellow E Native to South Africa, this evergreen aphelandra thrives in shady spots and it blooms in the summer HRK species produces rounded clusters of and autumn. Native to Colombia and Panama. Attracts E G L blue flowers. Foliage mounds have hummingbirds and butterflies. U pa narrow and grass-like leaves. A. africanus ‘Storm Cloud’ r *Aphelandra scabra—Pink Candy Aphelandra— r *Aglaia odorata— Acanthaceae—Native to Madagascar and Mauritius, this shrub Meliaceae—Chinese to 5 feet has branched clusters of hot pink flowers on the tips. Perfume Plant—An Blooms in spring and summer and grows best in moist soil with RA easy-to-grow bush that E partial shade. Favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds. CABR produces fragrant yellow flowers as small as a rice r *Aphelandra sinclairiana—Panama Queen—Acanthaceae— SSICA grain, with a very strong JE Native to Panama and Central America, this shrub grows to 3 feet perfume. F Aglaia odorata tall and has pink tubular flowers and bright coral salmon buds/ bracts. They bloom in late winter to early spring and prefer a r Allamanda ‘Brazilian Red’— soil that is moist in summer and slightly dry in winter. They grow Apocynaceae—Maroon Allamanda— best in partial shade and bloom for many weeks. The flowers are The flowers are deep maroon, a new attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. and unusual color for Allamandas. ‘Brazilian Red’ has a sprawling large r Aphelandra (Justicia) spicigera—Acanthaceae—This vine habit and grows to 10’ tall when evergreen shrub has tubular orange flowers. given a support. Blooms heaviest in spring, summer and fall and may r *Aphelandra tetragona—Acanthaceae—Red Aphelandra— LYNDA LAROCCA LYNDA Allamanda ‘Brazilian Red’ flower through the winter in S. Fla. Grown for their lush foliage and orange-scarlet flowers, these when established in the landscape. perennials need high humidity and warm temperatures to flower. r Alloxylon wickhamii—Proteaceae—This large evergreen tree r *Arachnothyx (Rondeletia) to 50’ has very dark green leaves which resemble stretched oak leucophylla—Rubiaceae— leaves. When it flowers, usually around March, the top of the tree Panama Rose—This shrub to turns orange red with thousands of small flowers. It only flowers 5’ has bright pink star-shaped when mature. Do not fertilize this tree with phosphorus. It will kill flowers from November to early the plant in a matter of days.