What's In Bloom Virtual Tours
DRY SUMMER
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Cactus species - Characteristics: delicate, brilliantly colored and often large blooms Campus locations: Krutch Garden, Old Main, Likins Hall, Arbol de la Vida Likins and Arbol de la Vida display a unique yellow spined barrel native to Tucson (discovered and developed by Chris Monrad and the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society) |
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Saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea Characteristics:Thick waxy white flowers; The Arizona State flower Origin: Native to Sonoran Desert key species; Campus locations: Krutch Garden; North of Old Main; East of Math |
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Pink bottle tree - Brachychiton x excellens Characteristics: Pink 3" velvety flowers. Origin: Native to Australia. Campus locations: South of Bio Science West |
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Golden chain tree - Cassia fistula Characteristics: Long chains of bright yellow flowers Origin: Native to Indian subcontinent Campus locations: West of Nugent |
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Jacaranda - Jacaranda mimosifolia Characteristics: Lush Indigo flowers Origin: Native to South America; these particular ones from high elevation Campus locations: South of Main Library |
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Cassia leptophylla Characteristics: Neon “knock your socks off” yellow flowers Origin: Native to Tropical America Campus location: East of Main Library |
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Kalahari Christmas tree; Marabou thorn - Dichrostachys cinerea Characteristics: Ornate pink/white “earring” flowers Origin: Native to African dry lands Campus locations: South of Graham/Greenlee Hall, East of Social Sciences |
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Calabash tree - Crescentia alata Characteristics: Brown (bat pollinated) flowers emerging from trunk Origin: Native to Mexican tropics Campus locations: Magic Alley south of Old Chemistry; south of Main Library |
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Sonoran cordia - Cordia sonorae Characteristics: White flowers that change to warm brown Origin: Native to Mexican tropical deciduous forest Campus locations: Magic Alley, south of Old Chemistry |
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Bottle brush tree - Callistemon citrinus; Callistemon ustralis; Callistemon viminalis Characteristics: Red pendulous flowers that resemble bottle brushes. Origin: Native to Australia. Campus locations: Education courtyard; NE of Physical/Atmospheric Sciences; south of Manzanita-Mojave; south of Engineering |
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Kapok tree; Floss silk tree - Ceiba acuminata Characteristics: Pale pink 5" flowers, open at night Origin: Native to Mexican tropical deciduous forest Campus location: SW of Math |
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Siris tree - Albizia lebbeck Characteristics: Pale green 2" puffballs, resembling shaving brushes Origin: Native to Southeast Asia & Australia Campus locations: South of Cochise |
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Monk’s pepper tree - Vitex agnus castis Characteristics: Spikes of blue flowers Origin: Native to Mediterranean Campus locations: West of Old Chemistry; south of Maricopa; NW of Speech Pathology |
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Desert willow - Chilopsis linearis Characteristics: Fluffy pink/violet flowers Origin: Native to Sonoran Desert, especially in stream banks Campus locations: SW Yavapai; east Harvill; SW Old Main |
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African baobab - Adansonia za Characteristics: Chalice shaped gold flowers Origin: Native to Madagascar; largest one in US; UA Heritage Tree Campus location: SW of Administration |
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Horseradish tree - Moringa oleifera Characteristics: Chains of pale yellow flowers Origin: Native to India & Africa; widely seen in tropics Campus locations: North of Herring; south Vet Sci/Micro; south of Gila |
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Giant milk weed - Calotropis procera Characteristics: Clusters of velvety purple flowers Origin: Native to India, Middle East, Africa Campus locations: West of Science Library, South of Gould Simpson |
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Alamos pea tree - Brogniartia alamosana Characteristics: Deep wine pea flowers Origin: Native to Mexican tropics Campus locations: West Science Library (recovering from 2011 freeze) |
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Crape myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica Characteristics: Profuse red, white flowers Origin: Native to China & Japan Campus locations: east of Nugent; |
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Red Mexican Bird of Paradise - Caesalpinia pulcherrima Characteristics: Profuse red/orange tropical blooms Origin: Native to tropics Campus locations: South of Nugent; along Campbell Avenue; along Cherry Avenue |
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