Guide to Plants of the Conservatory
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory is home to a vast collection of over 100 species of exotic plants. The horticulture team strives to provide a wide variety of flowering plants that provide both nectar and pollen as natural food sources for the live free flying tropical butterflies. The collection also includes attractive foliage plants which offer night time roosting habitat for the butterflies. Check out our Butterfly Gardening Brochure for tips and tricks on how to create the perfect butterfly habitat in your own back yard!
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A
- Acalypha hispida
- Aglaonema commutatum‘Creta’
- Aglaonema commutatum‘Silver Queen’
- Alii Fig
- Allamanda cathartica
- Alocasia amazonica
- Alocasia odora
- Alpinia purpurata
- Alpinia purpurata‘Pink’
- Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’
- Amazon Cucumber
- Amazon Mask
- Angel Wing Begonia
- Anthurium andreanum
- Arabian Jasmine
- Araucaria heterophylla
- Areca Palm
- Asclepias curassavica
- Asplenium nidus
- Averrhoa carambola
B
- Balfour Aralia
- Bambusa multiplex ‘Golden Goddess
- Bat-Leaved Passion Vine
- Begonia semperflorens ‘Angel Wing’
- Begonia semperflorens ‘Dragon Wing’
- Bird of Paradise
- Bird’s Nest Fern
- Black Olive
- Blue Crisp Fern
- Boston Fern
- Bougainvillea spectabilis ‘Pink’
- Brassaia actinophylla
- Bucida buceras
- Buddhist Pine
- Burgundy Rubber Tree
- Burmese Fish Tail Palm
C
- Calathea roseopicta
- Canna indica‘Indian Rocket’ or ‘Tropicana’
- Canna Lily
- Caryota mitis
- Chenille Plant
- Chicken Gizzard
- Chinese evergreen ‘Silver Queen’
- Chinese evergreen ‘Creta’
- Chinese Hibiscus
- Chinese Hibiscus ‘Snow Queen’
- Christmas Palm
- Chrysolidocarpus lutescens
- Citrus limon ‘Eureka’
- Citrus sinensis ‘Navel’
- Citrus x paradisi
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae‘Delectum’
- Codiaeum phebalioides
- Codiaeum variegatum
- Codiaeum variegatum ‘Gold Dust’
- Coleus
- Colocasia esculenta
- Colocasia esculenta‘Fontanesii’
- Cordyline fruiticosa
- Cork-Barked Passion Vine
- Corn Palm
- Crassula ovata
- Creeping Fig
- Crossandra infundibuliformis
- Croton
D
- Dracaena fragrans
- Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime’
- Dracaena marginata
- Dracaena marginata‘Tricolour’
- Dracaena reflexa
- Dragon Wing Begonia
- Dragon Tree
- Dumb Cane
- Duranta erecta
E
- Egyptian Star Cluster
- English Ivy
- Epipremnum aureum
- Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Neon’
- Euphorbia pulcherrima ‘Alba’
F
- Ficus benjamina‘Alba’
- Ficus elastica
- Ficus elastica‘Burgundy’
- Ficus lyrata
- Ficus maclellandii ‘Alili’
- Ficus pumila
- Ficus religiosa
- Ficus sumatrana
- Fiddle Leaf Fig
- Fire Bush
- Firecracker Flower
- Flame of the Woods
- Flamingo Flower
G
H
- Hamelia patens
- Hawaiian Schefflera
- Heliconia psittacorum
- Hedera helix
- Heliotrope
- Heliotropium arborescens
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Snow Queen’
- Howea foresteriana
I
J
K
L
- Lady Palm
- Lakeview Jasmine
- Lantana camara‘Citrus Blend’
- Lantana camara‘Confetti’
- Leadwort
- Lemon Lime Corn Palm
- Lemon Tree
- Lobster Claw
M
- Madagascar Jasmine
- Mandevilla boliviensis
- Michelia alba
- Monstera deliciosa
- Moonflower
- Money Tree
- Murraya paniculata
N
- Narrow-leaved Croton
- Navel Orange Tree
- Neon Pothos
- Nephrolepis exaltata‘Bostoniensis’
- Nephrolepis obliterata‘Kimberly Queen’
- Nerium oleander
- Norfolk Island Pine
O
P
- Pachira aquatica
- Paper Flower
- Passiflora biflora
- Passiflora coreacea
- Passiflora suberosa
- Peace Lily ‘Sensation’
- Peace Lily ‘Supreme’
- Peacock Plant
- Penta lanceolata
- Persian Shield
- Petrea volubilis
- Philodendron selloum ‘Hope’
- Philodendron ‘Talamancea’
- Philodendron ‘Moonlight’
- Philodendron x hybrida ‘Imperial Red’
- Philodendron x hybrida‘Moonlight’
- Phoenix roebelenii
- Pink Cone
- Pink Ginger
- Pink Trumpet Tree
- Plumbago auriculata
- Plumeria rubra
- Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Polypodium aureum
- Polyscias balfouriana
- Psiguria umbrosa
- Purple Wreath
- Pygmy Date Palm
R
S
- Sacred Fig
- Sansevieria trifasciata‘Laurentii’
- Schefflera arboricola
- Shamrock Plant
- Shell Flower
- Shrimp Plant
- Sky Flower
- Snake Plant
- Solenostemon scutellaroides
- Spathiphyllum‘Sensation’
- Spathiphyllum‘Supreme’
- Spicy Jatropha
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
- Stachytarpheta sanguinea
- Stachytarpheta urticifolia
- Starfruit
- Stephanotis floribunda
- Strangler Fig
- Strelitzia nicholai
- Streptocarpella saxorum
- Strobilanthus dyerianus
- Sweet Potato Vine
- Swiss Cheese Plant
T
- Tabebuia rosea
- Taro
- Tetrastigma voinierianum
- Ti Plant
- Tree Philodendron
- Tricolour Dragon Tree
- Tropical Milkweed
- Turnera ulmifolia
- Two-Flowered Passion Vine
U
V
W
Y
Z
Amazon Cucumber
Psiguria umbrosa
Canna Lily
Canna indica ‘Indian Rocket’
Lemon Lime Corn Palm
Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime’
Variegated Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Spicy Jatropha
Jatropha integerrima
Lantana
Lantana camara ‘Citrus Blend’
Hawaiian Schefflera
Schefflera arboricola
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema ‘Creta’
Upright Elephant Ears
Alocasia odora
Variegated Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’
Flamingo Flower
Anthurium andreanum
Firecracker Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Lemon Tree
Citrus limon ‘Eureka’
Glory Bower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Violet Stem Taro
Colocasia esculenta ‘Fontanesii’
Umbrella Plant
Cyperus alternifolius ‘Gracilis’
Tricolour Dragon Tree
Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolour’
White Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima ‘Alba’
Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica ‘Burgundy’
Heliotrope
Heliotropium arborescens
Hibiscus (double pink)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Mandevilla
Mandevilla boliviensis
Dumb Cane
Dieffenbachia seguine ‘Amoena’
Two-Flowered Passion Vine
Passiflora biflora
Philodendron ‘Imperial Red’
Philodendron x hybrida ‘Imperial Red’
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Buddhist Pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum ‘Supreme’
Christmas Palm
Veitchia merrillii
Snake Plant
Sanseveriera trifasciata’Laurentii’
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta frantzii
Tropical Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Alii Fig
Ficus maclellandi ‘Alii’
Golden Bamboo
Bambusa multiplex ‘Golden Goddess’
Burmese Fish Tail Palm
Caryota mitis
Swiss Cheese Plant
Monstera deliciosa
Lakeview Jasmine
Murraya paniculata
White Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicholai
Bird’s Nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
Paper Flower
Bougainvillea spectabilis ‘Pink’
Chenille Plant
Acalypha hispida
Peacock Plant
Calathea roseoptica
Navel Orange Tree
Citrus sinensis ‘Navel’
Glory Bower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae’Delectrum’
Ti Plant
Cordyline fruiticosa ‘Florica’
Oleander
Nerium oleander ‘Amoena’
Variegated Pleomele
Dracaena reflexa
Mexican Fire Bush
Hamelia patens
Hibiscus (single orange)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus (single yellow)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatas
Kimberly Queen Fern
Nephrolepis obliterata ‘Kimberly Queen’
Egyptian Star Cluster
Penta lanceolata
Philodendron ‘Moonlight’
Philodendron x hybrida’Moonlight’
Blue Crisp Fern
Polypodium aureum
Coleus
Solenostemon scutellaroides
Red Porterweed
Stachytarpheta sanguinea
Vietnamese Ivy
Tetrastigma voinierianum
Pink Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia rosea
Lobster Claw
Heliconia psittacorum
Hibiscus (single red)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis variegata
Neon Pothos
Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Neon’
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeana
Lantana
Lantana camara ‘Confetti’
Queen’s Wreath
Petrea volubilis
Amazon Mask
Alocasia amazonica
Pink Ginger
Alpinia purpurata ‘Pink’
Angel Wing Begonia
Begonia x coralline
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Umbrella Tree
Brassaia actinophylla
Areca Palm
Chrysolidocarpus lutescens
Grapefruit Tree
Citrus x paradisi ‘Variegata’
Narrow-leaved Croton
Codiaeum variegatum ‘Gold Dust’
Dragon Tree
Dracaena marginata
Hibiscus (single pink)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Kentia Palm
Howea foresteriana
Flame of the Woods
Ixora coccinea ‘Maui Red’
Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata’Bostoniensis’
Cork-Barked Passion Vine
Passiflora suberosa
Bat-Leaved Passion Vine
Passiflora coreacea ‘Pink’
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum ‘Silver Queen’
Tree Philodendron
Philodendron selloum ‘Hope’
West Indian Jasmine
Plumeria rubra
Balfour Aralia
Polyscias balfouriana
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum ‘Sensation’
Hawaiian Wedding Flower
Stephanotis floribunda
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
