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On July 22, celebrate your favorite tasty treat!
Tours, tastings and lectures will be offered.
Support our 170-acre world-class garden while
enjoying an abundance of wonderful benefits
Uncarina
Foster Succulent Garden
Uncarina stellulifera
Uncarina is an eye-catching shrub in the Foster Succulent Garden. This Madagascan native has leaves covered in soft white hairs and a thick woody base. Uncarina belongs to the Pedaliaceae family, which also includes sesame. Want to stay up to day on what's blooming in the Garden? Follow us on Facebook and get a highlight every Friday!
Brownea hybrida
Kathryn's Garden
Brownea hybrida
Brownea is from the Fabaceae family, like the Jade Vine! This family includes plants commonly found in your grocery store such as peas and beans (but please don't eat the Brownea). This tree is native to the tropical rainforests of South America; and is in good company in Kathryn's Garden, which was inspired by the paintings of Henri Rousseau (1844-1910).
Fried Egg Tree
Lea Asian Garden
Oncoba Spinosa
Named for the blooms similar appearance to a favorite breakfast food item; the Fried Egg Tree is a native of South Africa, although it has a wide reach across the continent and flourishes in tropical areas.
Queen’s Wreath
Kapnick Caribbean Garden
Petrea volubilis
Queen's Wreath, also referred to as Sandpaper Vine for its rough evergreen leaves, is a highlight of the Kapnick Caribbean Garden. Often mistaken for Wisteria, the genus name Petrea is for Lord Robert Petre, an 18th century exotic botany enthusiast. Volubilis refers to the twining of the branches that enable the vine to climb so profusely.
