Island Ecology Garden Plant List – Sherman Library and Gardens

Island Ecology Garden Plant List

Island Ecology Garden Plant List

The Island Ecology garden features plants of oceanic islands from around the world. Oceanic islands often feature unique adaptations due to their isolation, such as larger, heavier seed, woody growth, showy flowers, and more. Channel Islands, Canary Islands, New Caledonia, Hawaii, and St. Helena Island are just a few represented in this garden.

Aeonium canariense

Family Name: Crassulaceae
Common Name: Giant Velvet Rose

Beaumontia grandiflora

Family Name: Apocynaceae
Common Name: Easter Lily Vine

Dudleya anthonyi

Family Name: Crassulaceae
Common Name: San Quintin Live-Forever

Dudleya traskiae

Family Name: Crassulaceae
Common Name: Santa Barbara Live-Forever

Hebe diosmifolia ‘Aute Wainie Falls’

Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Common Name: Hebe

Malacothamnus clementinus

Family Name: Malvaceae
Common Name: San Clemente Island Bush-mallow

Parahebe linifolia

Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Common Name: White Parahparaebe

Phlomis lanata

Family Name: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Woolly Jerusalem Sage

Senecio palmeri

Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Guadalupe Island Senecio