Monthly Archives: October 2006
Senna – after the bloom
Back in August I saw a tree with yellow flowers, likely Senna hayesiana, growing alongside our seasonal spring. As time went by, more and more trees issued these yellow flowers so I now have easier access to them – there … Continue reading
Lantana followup
A very helpful self-taught (in his own words) botanist now living in Tasmania, nuytsia (who blogs on a lot more than just botany), has sent along some nice additional information on Lantana and we have had some correspondence about it. … Continue reading
Lantana camara – red sage, yellow sage
I’ve seen this flower in bloom for some time now, but only after the arrival of my now favorite field guide, [see references at the end of this post] did I even try to identify it. It is Lantana camara, … Continue reading
Immortal Banana
“Consider the banana (Musa). The commercial varieties do not produce seeds, and their culture is limited to isolating sprouts and placing them in favorable ecological conditions. These banana clones are as ancient as tropical agriculture itself, 10,000-20,000 years….To me, the … Continue reading
