Golden Rain Tree-I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson  from the July 2018 Edition Cassia fistula Family: Fabaceae Also known as: Yellow Shower, Golden Shower Tree, Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Pudding Pipe Tree or Lluvia de Oro The genus Cassia includes more than 500 species of herbs, shrubs and trees that are native to the world’s tropical areas but include some of […]

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Ghost Plant-I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy  Clarkson  from the July 2018 Edition Graptopetalum paraguayense Family: Crassulaceae Also known as: Ghost Flower or Mother of Pearl Plant (After delving deeply into, and all but rabidly rooting through, my little library of botanical books, I thought I’d finally identified this attractive succulent as a member of the Crassulaceae family (the Jade Plant […]

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