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Fire Flash- I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2014 Edition Chlorophytum amaniense or Chlorophytum orchidantheroides, C. orchidastrum, C. filipendulum amaniense Chlorophytum orchidastrum, Chlorophytum filipendulum, Family: Anthericaceae, Liliaceae or Agavaceae (Also known as a Mandarin Plant, Fire Glory, Orange Spider Plant, Green Orange Tangerine and Sierra Leone Lily.) Introduced to the Americas not much more than a decade ago, this perennial […]

Candlebush- I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2014 Edition Senna alata Family: Fabsceae (Also known as a Candelabra Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Christmas Candle, Emperor’s Candlesticks, Empress Candle Plant, Popcorn Senna, Candelillo, Ringworm Bush or Acapulco) Around here, for all intents and purposes, this is the veritable, “ubiquitous wild bush of magnificence” while in some other locales […]

Bird of Paradise

January 1, 2014January 24, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2014 Edition Strelitzia reginae Family: Strelitziaceae (Also known as a Crane Flower, Crane’s Bill or Ave de Paraiso.) “Flamboyant” has been used to describe the Bird of Paradise. Native to the southern and eastern parts of the Cape Province and northern Natal in South Africa, I can think a no more […]

Ixora- I Planted Roots in Mexico

December 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2013 Edition (Ixora chenensis) Family: Rubiaceae (Also known as Jungle Geranium, Mexican Geranium, Jungle Flame, West Indian Jasmine, Needle Flower, Chinese Ixora and Flame of the Woods.) For a plant lover such as me, my initial comment, regarding the Ixora, may seem a bit fickle. But, we are all human and, […]

Traveler’s Palm

December 1, 2013January 24, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2013 Edition Ravenala madagascariensis Family: Strelitziaceae (Also known as Traveler’s sometimes spelled with two ‘l’s – Tree, Palma de Viahero, or Nepal Laburnum) This highly recognizable and very unique ornamental “palm” is not a palm at all. Furthermore, from the outset, let’s dispel the myth that they orient themselves toward the […]

Triangle Palm- I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2013 Edition Dypsis decaryi (Sometimes cited as Neodypsis decaryi) Family: Arecacea (Also called a Three Cornered or Three-sided Palm) The Triangle Palm is a member of a large and amazingly diverse genus of which there are 140 species many of which are critically endangered. In fact, in its natural habitat, this […]

Starfruit- I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2013 Edition Averrhoa carambola Also called: Carambola In the jargon of my youth, the juicy, tropical Starfruit are cool! They have a very unique (Well, duh, star-shaped) appearance, are crisp in texture and have a sweet, slightly tangy flavor which stems from the fact that seldom do they have more than […]

Picotee Sky Flower- I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2013 Edition Duranta erecta ‘Sapphire Showers’ Family: Verbenaceae Also known as: Pigeonberry, Golden Dew-drop, and Skyflower This originally West Indian, evergreen, drooping branch, vine is definitely, an attention getter! Its flora are large, beautiful racemes (clusters) of butterfly attracting, trumpet shaped, white tipped, and intensely, bluish-violet-lavender purple. (One wonders if I […]

Mexican Palmetto- I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2013 Edition Sabal mexicana Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Texas Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Rio Grande Palmetto, Victoria Palmetto, and Palma de Mícharos (The genus Sabal consists or fifteen (or so) different species. As a result of hybridization and similarity in appearance, as noted in the following, there is often confusion […]

Lemon Grass- I Planted Roots in Mexico

September 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2013 Edition Family: Cymbopogon citratus (Also known as: Barbed wire grass, silky heads, citronella grass, or fever grass Perhaps not often thought of for inclusion in a tropical garden, this is – nonetheless – an interesting and, great culinary addition as Lemon Grass is effectively incorporated in a delightful […]

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