By Tommy Clarkson the April 2019 Edition Cyclamen Colchicum Cyclamen Colchicum Family Primulaceae Also known as Sowbread or Swinebread (Steven, our close pal who, for a number of years, owned and operated a couple of funeral homes outside of Kansas City, shared that, as a result of their lovely flowers and delightful leaves no few […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2019 Edition Zebra Plant Cryptanthus zonatus Family Bromeliaceae Also known as Earth Star, Zebra Star or Guinea Wing “Now hold on just a moment, Tommy. Earlier, I know for an absolute fact that you told me that the Aphelandra squarrosa a smallish, flowering bush from Brazil was a Zebra […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2019 Edition American Water Lily Nymphaea odorata Family Nymphaeaceae Also known as Fragrant White Waterlily, Fragrant Waterlily, White Water lily, Sweet scented White Water lily, Sweet scented Water lily or Beaver Root (Lacking a PhD in tropical botany is sometimes frustrating. This, exacerbated by not being but self taught, […]
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By Tommy Clakson from the February 2019 Edition Garlic Chives -Allium tuberosum Family Amaryllidaceae Also known as Oriental Garlic, Asian Chives, Chinese Chives or Chinese Leek (The same morning, recently, that I came upon some forgotten parsley which I’d planted a while back, I also found, nearby, this wonderful, new pot of Garlic Chives. A’hhhh, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2019 Edition Family Turneracea Also known as Mexican Holly, Damiana, Damiana Aphrodisiaca, Damiana Herb, Damiana Leaf, Mexican Damiana, Mizibcoc, Old Woman’s Broom and Oreganillo (I encourage you to be seated and holding onto something secure as you read the following – quite possibly – most shocking of surprises. But […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Parsley, Petroselinum crispum Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae  Also known as: Garden Parsley After the first year of looking like this, it will go to seed the next. (Why have I not written about Parsley before? Just didn’t think ads, soups, stocks and vinegars. Having the capacity […]
Continue reading By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Cockscomb Celosia cristata Family Amaranthaceae Also known as Wool Flower, Brain Celosia, Red Fox or Velvet Flower (Yesterday, while stepping away from my regular morning workout as a result of over-actively pushing my aging body and cracking a rib I was walking through an area in which […]
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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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