Category Archives: Flowers
The Porcupine Costus
About 10 days ago, a large yellow flower caught my eye on my morning walk. I’ve watched it every day, morning and evening, since, and I’m still amazed that this is a Central American indigenous plant – not something escaped … Continue reading
Fun, if true
Here are three red and yellow plants, from left to right, an orchid (Epidendrum radicans), a milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), and a roadside weed (Lantana camara). They all grow in our back yard, although the orchid is there only because I … Continue reading
Mandevilla hirsuta – plebian trumpet vine
This flower almost always catches my eye as a lone spot of color in a tangled field of grasses and shrubs. When I get up close to it, I feel an odd deja vu. Only after identifying it, and finding … Continue reading
Tabebuia – strength and beauty
Just when the dry season began feeling parched, and after many of the “yellow” trees had moved beyond blooming into fruit and seed production, along came one of the “pink” trees. It’s Tabebuia rosea, known commonly as the roble de … Continue reading
