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Yellow Ginger- I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the January 2020 Edition Yellow Ginger Hedychium flavescens Family Zingiberaceae Also known as Yellow Ginger-Lily, Cream Garland-Lily or Cream Ginger Walking through our gardens this morning, I pondered about which of my tropical plant family I should next write. As I do every time I walk down into them, I strolled […]

Rip Currents, Not Rip Tides

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the January 2020 Edition While in Manzanillo, what is better than to sit on the beach, or on your deck, and watch the ocean. So big. So beautiful. So mysterious. So great for a swim. Don’t let a rip current turn a fun beach trip or swim into a problem. What […]

Variegated Cuban Oregano- I Planted Roots in Mexico

December 1, 2019December 17, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

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 […]

Sunburned Gringo Tree- I Planted Roots in Mexico

December 1, 2019December 17, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

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 […]

Colibrí or Hummingbirds

December 1, 2019December 17, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the December 2019 Edition There are 338 known species of Hummingbirds, or Colibri, in the world. There are 50 that live in Mexico, but only 12 are endemic. A reference page from Puerto Vallarta calls out 8. All are small birds with weights from 2 grams / .07 ounces up to […]

Okra – I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2019November 12, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2019 Edition Okra Abelmoschus esculentus Family Malvaceae Also known as Ladies’ Fingers or Ochro Question: Do you know where you can always find Okra? Answer: In the gardens of Okrahoma! (OK, now, a collective groan!) Yes, this is, in fact, a perennial, though up north it is planted and […]

Plátanos / Bananas and Hurricanes

November 1, 2019November 11, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Tery Sovil on the November 2019 Edition Strawberries are not a true berry but watermelons, pumpkins, bananas and avocados are. Bananas are berries and raspberries aren’t. Bananas are not trees. There’s no wood in them. They are giant herbs and banana is its berry. Google this to shake yourself up. No one knows the true […]

Mexican Petunia -I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2019October 23, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2019 Edition Mexican Petunia, Ruellia brittoniana Family Acanthaceae Also known as Ruellia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells, Florida Blue Bells, Purple Ruellia, Hardy Petunias or Purple shower (Interestingly, upon deciding to share information about these lovelies, I fast learned that few other botanical writers have given them much notice nor […]

Passionflowers and Fruit

October 1, 2019October 23, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the October 2019 Edition I was gifted with a couple of branches about 2 feet / .61 meters that suddenly grew so fast I couldn’t keep pace with it. I didn’t know what it was. They told me to hang some wire on the wall to help guide it. The growth of […]

Healthy Plant Soil- I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2019September 17, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2019 Edition Very few of us have “the perfectly balanced” natural soil mix for whatever tree, plant, flower, vine or succulent we’ve just acquired. Hence, it is important to know what our new acquisition might like in the way of additional nutrients. Doing so, we enter the interesting world of […]

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