October 2013 – Manzanillo Sun

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 […]

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Picotee Sky Flower- I Planted Roots in Mexico

Mexican Palmetto- I Planted Roots in Mexico

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