Variegated Cuban Oregano- I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the December 2019 Edition Variegated Cuban Oregano Plectranthus amboinicus Family Lamiaceae Also known as Oregano Brujo, Broadleaf Thyme, Country Borage, Soup Mint and, virtually, all of the same names as the classic Cuban Oregano In Volume I of “The Civilized Jungle,” I wrote about the classic Cuban Oregano also known as […]

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Sunburned Gringo Tree- I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the December 2019 Edition Family Burseraceae Also known as Paper Bark Tree, Gumbo-Limbo Tree, Naked Indian, Copperwood, Turpentine Tree, Mulatto Stick, West Indian Birch or Tourist Tree Within the greater family as a whole, there are some 600 species in 15 genera, including species that yield frankincense and myrrh. (I guess […]

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