Plants: Plants in Bloom

Plant bloom times can vary depending on conditions. Results show plants that normally bloom at the time of year indicated.

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Plant Name

Location 

Bloom Time 

 Aloe: Aloe Vera
(Aloe barbadensis)

  San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Winter  

 Aloe: Bottlebrush Aloe
(Aloe rupestris)

  San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Winter  

 Aloe: Candelabra Aloe
(Aloe candelabrum)

  San Diego Zoo

Winter  

 Aloe: Dawe's Aloe
(Aloe dawei)

  San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Winter  

 Aloe: Flat-flowered Aloe
(Aloe marlothii)

  San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Winter  

 Aloe: Krantz, Tree, or Candelabra Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)

  San Diego Zoo

Winter  

 Aloe: Van Balen's Aloe
(Aloe vanbalenii)

  San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

Winter  

 Clivia or African Lily
(Clivia miniata)

  San Diego Zoo

Mid-winter thru spring  

 Coral Tree (Erythrina): Brazilian Coral
(Erythrina falcata)

  San Diego Zoo

Late winter to early spring  

 Coral Tree (Erythrina): Common Coral Tree
(Erythrina lysistemon)

  San Diego Zoo

October to May  

 Cup-of-gold Vine, Chalice Vine
(Solandra maxima)

  San Diego Zoo

February thru April  

 Dombeya: Red Ball or Strawberry Snowball Tree
(Dombeya cacuminum)

  San Diego Zoo

Late winter to early spring  

 Jade Plant, Dollar Plant, Cauliflower Ears
(Crassula argentea)

  San Diego Zoo

November to April  

 Powder Puff: Brazilian or Trinidad Flame Bush
(Calliandra tweedii)

  San Diego Zoo

February thru Fall