By Tommy Clarkson on the December 2020 Edition Christmas Cactus Schlumbergera bridgessi Family Cactaceae Also known as Thanksgiving Cactus, Easter Cactus, Holiday Cactus or Crab Cactus (Once again, I am reminded that the mind is a terrible thing to lose – but, then again, that’s taking the premise that I ever really started out with much […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2020 Edition Watermelon Pepperomia Peperomia argyreia Family Piperaceae Also known as Baby Rubber Plant, Blunt-Leaved Peperomia or Pepperface In Volume I of “The Civilized Jungle”, I wrote about the herbaceous perennial, Pepperface (Peperomia obtusifolia), which is the pure and basic, green-leafed species of the Peperomia genus. (By the by, the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2020 Edition Texas Palmetto Sabal Mexicana Family Arecaceae Also known as Rio Grande Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Texas Palm, Mexican Palmetto or Palmetto Cabbage (We’ve been able to grow almost any palm in Ola Brisa Gar-dens. But not this one! I’ve striven, repeatedly, to acquire one from “the wild”, from […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Curiosity Plant Cereus hildmannianus v. monstrose Family Cactaceae Also known as Cereus monstrose (For more, read on!) Curious and concerned about the health and well-being of various – like me, aging – family and friends, I recently took off from Manzanillo, embarking upon a nearly six week driving […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Arrowhead Philodendron Syngonium podophyllum Family Araceae Also known as Arrowhead Plant, Arrowhead Vine, Goosefoot, African Evergreen or American evergreen, Tri -Leaf Wonder, Nephthytis or Five-fingers (In Volume II of this series, I wrote about the Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum). For all intents and purposes, this is the very […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2020 Edition Red Aglaonema Aglaonema Creta Family Araceae Also known as Chinese Evergreen In Volume I of “The Civilized Jungle” series, I wrote about theChinese Evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum) or, sometimes, called an A. pseudo bracteata. Ours prolifically grow beneath a large and beautiful Bougainvillea to the left and on the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2020 Edition Choco Palm Astrocaryum mexicanum Family Arecaceae Also known as Lancetilla or Chichon The genus Astrocaryum is comprised of eighteen, very spiny, pinnate leaved palms. As a whole, they grow naturally in the West Indies, through Mexico, through Central America and into South America. The genus name is derived […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2020 Edition Solenostemon scutellarioides Family Lamiaceae Also known as Painted Nettle or Variegated Coleus (Ladies and gentleman, meet the veritable poster child for wildly multi-colored, variegated tropical plant leaves!) The subtitle for Nellie Neal’s book, Gardener’s Guide to Tropical Plants, is “Cool ways to add hot, bold foliage and striking textures.” […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2020 Edition Peperomia griseoargentea Family Piperaceae Also known as Radiator Plant or Ivy Leaf Pepper Or is it? I’ve always admired the array of interesting characters in the Peperomia genus what with some 1,000 of them, we’ve no few from which to choose! In fact, I wrote about the Pepperface […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the April 2020 Edition Scarlet Spiral Flag Costus woodsonii Family Zingiberaceae Also known as Indian Head Ginger, French Kiss, Red Button Ginger, Red Cane Dwarf, Panama Candle Plant, Panamanian Candle Ginger or Cone Ginger Born with the appellation of Thomas one derived from the Aramaic personal name meaning “twin” I actually […]
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