By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2018 Edition Mandevilla Boliviensis Family: Apocynaceae Also known as: Mexican Love Vine or White Dipladenia Many are familiar with the red or pink Mandevilla, but, for whatever reason, there doesn’t seem to be as much recognition or discussion on the wonderful white ones. Ours thrive from a faux (fiberglass) […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2018 Edition Hybrid Glory Bower Vine Clerodendrum x speciosum Family: Lamiaceae Also known as: Clerodendrom Vine (Before we go one word further, if you’ve read and remember what I wrote about the Bleeding Heart (Clerodendrom thomsoniae) in volume I of this series, you already know over 90% […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2018 Edition Firecracker Plant, Crossandra infundibuliformis Family: Acanthaceae Also known as: Firecracker Flower or Crossandra With a genus name sounding like some cranky lady, this beauty is far from that! In fact, thriving in a tallish pot, here in Ola Brisa Gardens, to the right of the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2018 Edition Mexican Blue Bells Ruellia Tweediana Family: Acanthus, also known as: Spanish Ladies, Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells or Mexican Petunia I’ve healthy specimens of all three of this species’ primary colors blue -violet, pink and white gloriously thriving right inside our wrought-iron entryway. Because of their location, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2018 Edition Blue Agave, Agave tequilana Family: AgavoideaeAlso known as: Tequila Agave The Greek word for these interesting succulents is agauos, meaning “of kings and heroes, illustrious, hence noble” and, good full-time residents of Mexico that we are, we’ll drink to that! (Have you ever had one of My […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2018 Edition Yellow Alder Turnera ulifoliaFamily: TurneracceaeAlso known as: Yellow Buttercups, Bahamian Buttercup, Cuban Buttercup, Cinnamon Buttercup, Buttercup Flower; False Damiana, Banker’s Flower, Holy Rose, Sage Rose, Yellow Bells, Yellow Elder, Yellow Turnera, West Indian Holly or Ramgoat Dashalong Ramgoat Dashalong? (Honest, I don’t make these names up!) Actually, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Common Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus Family: Malvaceae Also known as: Hibiscus, Rose of China, Rose Mallow,Flor de Jamaica, and Shrub Althaceae Actually, there is very little that is “common” in the appearance of the many species in this genus. The brilliant flowers of the hibiscus are to the […]
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By Terry Sovil from the September 2018 Edition When we talk about “alternative energy”, we are talking about renewable types of energy. Generally, we are talking about solar energy, wind energy, biomass, hydro power and geothermal. Renewable energy is from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Cape Jasmine Gardenia jasminoides Family : Rubiaceae Also known as: Gardenia, Cape Jessamine or Jasmin (In this, I am going to liberally share sound advice kindly provided to me by Paul Crist a successful grower of these beauties who lives in the Puerto Vallarta area. In all […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2018 Edition Gardenia jasminoides Family: Rubiaceae Also known as: Common Gardenia, Cape Gardenia, Cape Jasminem or Cape Jessamine For some, the scent some say, intoxicating fragrance of this beauty, is the very essence of all that consists “the smell of the tropics!” The, reasonably large-sized, genus of Gardenia consists of […]
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