May 2014 – Page 2 – Manzanillo Sun

Mexican Milkweed- I Planted Roots on Mexico

April 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Asclepias curassavica Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as Blood-flower, Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, Swallow-Wort, Red Cottonweed, Indian Root or Silkweed.) If you have a Mexican Milkweed growing around your home and somewhat fluently understand butterfly (and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t!) you have probably heard visiting Monarch’s enthusiastically exclaim, “Yum! […]

Begonias- I Planted Roots in Mexico

March 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition (No Common Name) (Begonia deliciosa – Found in Borneo, named in 1851) Kidney Begonia (Begonia dichotoma Found in Venezuela/Colombia, named in 1790) Family: Begoniaceae These species are but two of 1,500, worldwide, which comprise the Begonia family but are a couple growing in Ola Brisa Gardens that I enjoy. From […]

Philodendron- I Planted Roots in Mexico

March 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition Philodendros Family: Araceae Also known as: (Dependent upon species, a diverse array of names are used.) Native to the West Indies and the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, Philodendrons are a large family of approximately 900 species. As some of the most beautiful foliage plants in the […]

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Mexican Milkweed- I Planted Roots on Mexico

Begonias- I Planted Roots in Mexico

Philodendron- I Planted Roots in Mexico

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