By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2012 Edition Stapelia gigantean Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as a Carrion Flower, Carrion Plant, Carrion Lily, Toad Cactus, Zulu Giant or Hairy Giant Starfish Flower) In the Asclepiadaceae Milkweed or Madagascer Jasmine family, there are around 100 species of the succulent perennial Stapelia. They originated in the semi-arid tropical […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2012 Edition Tradescantia pallida Family: Commelinaceae Also known as Purple Queen or Wandering Jew (To those with whom I served, worked and wearied, in VietNam and Iraq, who incurred injuries or gave that final great measure of life during the course of those hostilities, and who so very correctly […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2012 Edition I recall on a few occasions when we were taking evening walks in Manzanillo along the boulevard or down the beach, a distant familiar odor wafting on the evening breeze. I wish I could say it was the scent of hibiscus or bougainvillea blossoms or even […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2012 Edition (Also called Mujhoolah), Phoenix dactylifera, Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Phoeniceae From when first seeing this magnificent palm up to 20-30 meters tall it has been a favorite. In fact, ours are the “children” of date palms Saddam Hussein had transported from Basrah, in Southern Iraq, to be planted […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2012 Edition Veitchia Merrillii Family: Arecaceae (Also known as a Christmas Palm, Adonidia or Dwarf Royal Palm) This happy little palm is attractive, well proportioned, neat appearing, and nicely symmetrical. It sports dark green, feather leafed fronds and is a moderately fast grower. It can be planted as a […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2012 Edition Giant Starfish Flower, Stapelia gigantean Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as a Carrion Flower, Carrion Plant, Carrion Lily, Toad Cactus, Zulu Giant or Hairy Giant Starfish Flower) In the Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed or Madagascer Jasmine family there are around 100 species of the succulent perennial Stapelia. They originated […]
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By Karen Trom from the July 2012 Edition According to the U.S. Geological Survey- No. Neither the USGS nor Caltech nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. They do not know how, and they do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future. There is also no reliable and […]
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By Tomy Clakson from the July 2012 Edition Cocos nucifera Family: Arecaceae Sub-family: Arecoideae (Also known as the Coco Palm, Coconut Tree) Welcome back to our two-part discussion of the best known of all palm trees – the Coconut. Last week we discussed a bit of its history and a few of its very many […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2012 Edition Cocos nucifera Family: Arecaceae Sub-family: Arecoideae (Also known as the Cocos Nucifera, Coco Palm, Coconut Tree) While there are around 1,500 different varieties of palms, when most people think of them, the Coconut is the species that generally first comes to mind. The most ubiquitous of all […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2012 Edition Tropical Flounder Flounder are flatfish lying on their right side. Distance between their eyes is about 1 ½ times the diameter of the eye. They have blue spot-and-ring markings. They are from the family of flatfish and feature pale brown to gray; large diffused blotch behind their […]
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