Calamondin

Orchids

Orchids

Lucky Bamboo

Lucky Bamboo

Magnolia soulangiana

Magnolia soulangiana

Apricot

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark Improved')

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market

Sunday, February 3, 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
An Indoor Event

Plants and Flowers at BBG

The following plants are native to China, Korea, Vietnam, or other countries in East Asia. They can be found in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Some plants are highlighted for the Lunar New Year Celebration.

Entry House

Plant Common Name Range
Bambusa multiplex Hedge Bamboo Tropical Asia
Citrus aurantifolia Lime Tropical Asia
Citrus aurantifolia 'Bearss Seedless' Lime Tropical Asia
Citrus citrofortunala Calamondin Orange S.E. Asia
Citrus sinensis Blood Orange S. China, Vietnam
Cyrtostachys renda Sealing-Wax Palm S.E. Asia
Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm S. China, Japan

Bonsai Museum

Plant Common Name Style Range
Acer buergerianum Trident Maple Root Over Rock China
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Informal Upright China, Korea, Japan
Camellia japonica 'Julia Drayton' Camellia Informal Upright Japan, Korea
Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Formal Upright Japan, China
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper Literati China
Malus Crabapple Informal Upright
Pinus densiflora Japanese Red Pine Informal Upright Japan
Pinus parviflora Japanese White Pine Clump Japan
Prunus maritima Beach Plum Literati
Prunus x subhirtella Higan Cherry Informal Upright
Rhododendron indicum Satsuki Azalea Cascade Japan
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Broom China, Korea, Japan

Warm Temperate House

Plant Common Name Range
Camellia japonica 'Kumasaka' Camellia Japan, Korea
Jasminum humile 'Revolution' Italian Jasmine Himalayas of China
Lonicera hildebrandiana Giant Burmese Honeysuckle China, S.E. Asia
Michelia figo 'Port Wine' Banana Shrub China
Olea tsoongii Olive Yunnan & Szechuan Provinces, China
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Kijimafukiduma' Mondo Grass China, Japan
Osmanthus fragrans Fragrant Olive Asia
Pileostegia viburnoides Cap-flower Vine Himalayas, W. China
Pittosporum tobira Pittosporum China, Japan
Punica granatum Pomegranate S. Europe, W. Asia
Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Blueberry Muffin' Yeddo-Hawthorn Japan, Korea
Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Minor' Yeddo-Hawthorn Japan, Korea
Rohdea japonica Nippon-Lily Japan, S.W. China
Scutellaria formosana Skullcap China
Tetrapanax papyrifer Rice paper plant China, Taiwan

Tropical House

Plant Common Name Range
Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Variegated Holly Fern Japan, China
Aspidistra elatior 'Milky Way' Cast-Iron Plant China
Curculigo orchioides Golden-Eye Grass S.E. Asia, Japan, China
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat China, Japan
Gardenia augusta 'Belmont' Gardenia China
Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm S. China
Rhapis excelsa 'Zuikonishiki' Lady Palm S. China
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