What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s African Tulip Tree Agave Dutchman’s Pipe Silk Floss Tree Spathodea campanulata Agave americana Aristolochia macrophylla Ceiba speciosa Annatto (Bixa orellana) is flowering east of the Edison Caretaker’s House. Sometimes Blooming called “lipstick plant,” the seeds are crushed to make a natural food coloring. Annatto is why cheddar cheese is orange! November 2020 Philippine Violet Striped Philippine Violet Ylang Ylang Tree Hong Kong Orchid Tree Barleria cristata ‘Lavender Barleria cristata Lace’ Cananga odorata Bauhinia blakeana Yellow Ixora Double Hibiscus Ixora coccinea Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Phone: 555-555-5555 Blue Mahoe Tree Fax: 555-555-5555 Fountain Clerodendrum Thai Powderpuff Pink Wild Pear E-mail: [email protected] Clerodendrum minahassae Combretum constrictum Dombeya burgessiae Hibiscus elatus Gamboge Chalice Vine Garcinia xanthochymus Solandra maxima Allamanda Downy Jasmine ‘Cherries Jubilee’ Jasminum multiflorum Allamanda cathartica Keep an eye on the agave flowering at the 2350 McGregor Boulevard · Fort Myers, FL 33901 The Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow plant south end of Orchid Lane. It only flowers once (239) 334-7419 · edisonfordwinterestates.org (Brunfelsia grandiflora) is a November Copyright © 2010-2015 Edison & Ford Winter Estates in its life, but when it does it sends a flower Kahili Ginger Geiger Tree highlight next to the pergola that separates Hedychium gardnerianum Cordia sebestena spike soaring to heights of up to 20’ feet tall! the Main House and Guest House. What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s Blooming—November 2020 What’s Blooming—November 2020 Yellow Elder Crinum Lily Chenille Plant Siamese Crape Myrtle Tecoma stans Crinum asiaticum Acalypha hispida Lagerstroemia siamica Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) blooms best as the colder weather sets in. This Madagascar native drew the attention of Thomas Edison thanks to its milky sap that contains lots of natural latex! Firebush Tropical Lilac Rubber Vine Monkey Brush Hamelia patens Cornutia grandifolia Cryptostegia sp. Combretum rotundifolium Powderpuff Red Shrimp Plant Calliandra haematocephala Justicia brandegeana Dwarf Poinciana Blue Porterweed Wild Allamanda Bromeliad Caesalpinia pulcherrima Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Urechites lutea Bromeliad spp. Here’s a selection of the orchids that are blooming around the estates this month. Blackberry Lily Bougainvillea Most are attached directly to tree trunks— Iris domestica ‘Miss Alice’ especially along Orchid Lane—but be sure to Bougainvillea glabra check out the orchid misting station near security to find some rather unusual varieties of Mina Edison’s favorite flower! Giant Milkweed Blue Pea Vine Calotropis gigantea Clitoria ternatea The plants pictured above are located in the butterfly garden just north of the museum. Bees aren’t the only pollinator insects. Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) is blooming in the Sleepy Hibiscus Rose Butterflies are active all year in Southwest Florida since they still have plenty of food! rubber research beds. Find it and the plants Malvaviscus arboreus Rosa spp. above outside of Edison’s Lab. .