Florida Botanical Gardens
June - July - August

Plant Common Name

Scientific Name

Flower Color

picture buttonAgeratum, Flossflower

Ageratum houstonianum

Lavender

picture buttonAllamanda            

Allamanda neriifolia

Yellow

picture buttonAllamanda

Allamanda cathartica

Yellow

picture buttonAloe       

Aloe saponaria

Orange

Annuals

Seasonal varieties

Various

picture buttonBaby Sunrose

Aptenia cordifolia

Pink

picture buttonBeach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Yellow

picture buttonBegonia

Begonia spp.

Pink, Red

picture buttonBird-of-Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Blue/orange/white

picture buttonBird of Paradise Giant

Strelitzia nicolai

Blue/red/white

picture buttonBlanket Flower

Gaillardia spp.

Red, Orange, Yellow

picture buttonBlue Dazes

Evolvulus glomeratus

Blue

picture buttonBlue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Blue

picture buttonBottle Brush

Callistemon spp. 

Red

picture buttonBougainvillea      

Bougainvillea spp.

Purple, Red, Pink, Orange

picture buttonBromeliads

Different Genus & Species

Various

picture buttonBush Clock Vine

Thunbergia erecta

Blue

picture buttonButterfly Weed

Asclepias curassavica

Orange/yellow

picture buttonButterfly Bush    

Buddleja officinalis

White, Purple

picture buttonButtonbush    

Cephalanthus occidentalis

White

picture buttonCaesalpinia    

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Yellow, Red

picture buttonCamphorweed    

Pluchea oderata

Purple

picture buttonCannas

Canna spp.

Orange, Yellow, Red

picture buttonCarambola

Averrhoa carambola

Pink, Lavender

picture buttonCarrion Flower

Stapelia spp.

Purple

picture buttonCassia

Cassia spp.

Yellow

picture buttonCat Whiskers

Orthosiphon stamineus

White

Caesalpinia

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Yellow, Orange

picture buttonChaya

Cnidoscolus chayamansa

White

picture buttonChinese Plumbago

Ceratostigma willmottianum

Blue

picture buttonClerodendrum

Clerodendrum speciosissimum

Red

picture buttonClerodendrum

Clerodendrum spp.

White, Red

picture buttonClock Vine

Thunbergia grandiflora

White, Blue

Coral Creeper

Barleria repens

Salmon

picture buttonCoral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Red

picture buttonCoral Vine

Antigonon leptopus

Pink

picture buttonCoreopsis

Coreopsis spp.

Yellow

picture buttonCrape-Jasmine

Tabernaemontana divaricata

White

picture buttonCrape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

White, Pink, Purple

picture buttonCrimun Lily

Crinum spp

Purple/white, Red

picture buttonCrossandra          

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Salmon, Orange

picture buttonCrown of Thorns

Euphorbia milii & spp.

Pink, Red

picture buttonCuban Buttercup

Turnera ulmifolia

Yellow

picture buttonDahlberg Daisy

Dyssodia tenuiloba

Yellow

picture buttonDancing Girl Ginger

Globba schomburgkii

Yellow

picture buttonDesert Willow

Catalpa chilopsis

Pink

picture buttonDusty Miller

Senecio cineraria

Yellow

picture buttonDutchman's-Pipe

Aristolochia durior

Purple

picture buttonElderberry, Southern

Sambucus canadensis

White

picture buttonFire Bush

Hamelia patens

Orange

picture buttonFirecracker Flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Salmon, Orange, Red

picture buttonFirecracker Plant

Russelia equisetiformis

Red, White

picture buttonFirespike

Odontonema strictum

Red

picture buttonFuschia Skullcap

Scutellaria "Fuschia"

Fuchsia

picture buttonGardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

White

picture buttonGazania

Gazania rigens   

Orange, Rust/Bronze, Yellow

picture buttonGeranium

Pelargonium  x hortorum

White, Red

picture buttonGinger

Hedychium spp.

Red, White

picture buttonGlobe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Purple

picture buttonGolden Dew Drop

Duranta erecta

Blue, White (Yellow fruit)

picture buttonHeliconia

Heliconia spp.

Orange, Red, Yellow

picture buttonHibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Red, Pink, Yellow, White

Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

White to Yellow

picture buttonImpatiens

Impatiens  wallerana

Pink

picture buttonIndia-Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

White tinged with pink

picture buttonIxora

Ixora coccinea

Red, Yellow, Pink

picture buttonJasmine

Jasminum spp.    

White

picture buttonJatropha

Jatropha spp.

Pink, Red

picture buttonKaempferia

Kaempferia gilbertii

Purple

picture buttonKumquat

Citrus fortunelia

Fruit Orange

picture buttonLantana

Lantana Spp.

Orange, Yellow, White

picture buttonLucky Nut

Thevetia peruviana

Yellow, Peach

picture buttonMagnolia  'Little Gem'

Magnolia grandiflora

White

picture buttonManaos Beauty

Centratherum spp.

Purple

picture buttonMandevilla

Mandevilla Splendens

Pink

picture buttonMexican Heather

Cuphea  hyssopifolia

Purple, White

picture buttonMexican Petunia

Ruellia spp.

White, Purple

picture buttonOleander, Dwarf

Nerium oleander

Pink

picture buttonPalay Rubber Vine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Purple

picture buttonPandorea

Podranea ricosoliana

Pink

picture buttonPassion Vine

Passiflora spp.

Red, Blue, Purple

picture buttonPentas

Pentas lanceolata

Red, White, pink

picture buttonPerrywinkle

Catharanthus roseus

White, Red, Pink, Purple

picture buttonPetunia

Petunia x Hybrid

Pink

picture buttonPink Trumpet

Tabebuia pallada

Pink

picture buttonPlumbago             

Plumbago capensis

Blue

picture buttonPowder Puff

Calliandra haematocephala

Pink

picture buttonPurple Queen

Setcreasea spp.

Purple

picture buttonPurslane

Portulaca grandiflora

Pink

picture buttonRailroad Vine

Ipomoea pescaprae

Purple

picture buttonRed Passion Flower

Passiflora vitifolia

Red

Rose Moss

Portulaca grandiflora

Yellow, Pink

picture buttonRoses

Rosa spp. & Climbers

White, Red, Pink, Yellow, Orange

Russelia               

Russelia equisetiformis

Red, White

Salvia

Salvia spp.

Red, Blue, White, Pink

picture buttonSalvia                    

Salvia coccinea

Red

picture buttonSea Hibiscus

Hibiscus tileaceus

Yellow changing to dark red

picture buttonSensitive Vine

Mimosa strigillosa

Purple

picture buttonShell Flower

Alpinia spp.

White

picture buttonShrimp Plant

Pachystachys lutea

Red

Silver Jenny Allamanda

Allamanda cathartica
'Silver Jenny'

Yellow

picture buttonSociety Garlic

Tulbaghia violaceae

Purple

picture buttonSpanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

White

Spider Flower

Cleome hasslerana

Lavender

picture buttonSpiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Blue

Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Yellow, Maroon, Bronze, Orange

Tabebuia

Tabebuia spp.

Pink, Yellow

picture buttonTexas Olive

Cordia boissieri

White

picture buttonThryallis

Thryallis glauca

Yellow

picture buttonTorch Ginger

Phaeomeria speciosa

Red

picture buttonTrailing Lantana

Lantana montevidensis

Purple, Yellow

picture buttonVerbena

Verbena X Hybrida

White, Red, Pink

Wild Petunia

Ruellia brittonean

Purple, White

Yellow oleander

Thevetia peruviana

Yellow

Yellow Shrimp Plant

Pachystachys lutea

Yellow

picture buttonZinnia

Zinnia spp.

Red, Yellow, White