By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Strelitzia Nicolai Family: Strelitziaceae Also known as: Giant Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana or Natal Wild Banana Many of us are confused by the differences and similarities of the Bird of Paradise, White Bird of Paradise and the Travelers Palm. In the genus of which the first two […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Arikury Palm, Syagrus schizophylla Family: Arecacecae Also known as: Parrot Beak Palm or Parrot Palm Upon looking at it, most find it hard to believe that the Arikury Palm is plant kin to the Coconut Palm – but it is! Originally from the sandy, coastal forests of Eastern Brazil, there […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition While, in fact, its location is the veritable Cradle of Civilization as we know it, Iraq may be now more thought of as a foul, four letter word. But, if it be a profanity, it is one in which we Americans profoundly share responsibility in creating. How could such come about? […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Syagrus romanzoffiana Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Cocos Palm (A “newbie” to palm inquired, “So Tommy, what are your thoughts on the Queen Palm?” The curmudgeony, highly opinionated, rather grey headed grump, with dirt encrusted fingernails and torn shorts, fast responded. ”Well, right off the top of my head, tawdry, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Indian Comb, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum Family: Pachycereus Also known as: Aborigine’s Comb, Chik, Etcho, Hairbrush Cactus and Hecho With limited space in Ola Brisa Gardens, we’ve made difficult decisions about what plants to showcase. Early on we decided to have only a few (and those for accent) cacti. Hence, this huge […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato noted that “Virtue is without a master.” Around the same time, Buddha elaborated saying, “To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” Geographically north of “The Enlightened One,” Confucius observed that, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2014 Edition The Number “Juan” Restaurant in Manzanillo My wife, Patty, says that a business has “arrived” when folks answer a query for direction with something like this, “The place you are looking for is two blocks south of Juanito’s.” Indeed, Juanito’s Restaurant is such an eatery of renown! Upon arriving there, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2014 Edition (Most everyone knows someone like this. He is the individual who has done it all. Everything you’ve experienced, he’s done better. Recently while flying home, trapped at an altitude of 39,000 feet, one such individual sat next to me. The following is a continuation of this, seemingly, unending experience.) “You […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the June 2014 Edition Bougainvillea glabra Family: Nyctaginaceae (Same type and size as Paper Flower.) It’s said that the highlight of French Navy Admiral Louis de Bougainvillea’s 1768 odyssey was his discovery of the Brazilian flowering vine that now bears his name. And, what a great and colorful one it is! In […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2014 Edition Air Root Bromeliads (Tillandsia) Family: Bromeliaceae Also known as: Air plants While in 4-H as a youth in western Kansas, I learned in entomology studies that technically speaking all bugs are insects but all insects are not bugs. In the plant world a comparable corollary is that while all Tillandsias […]
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