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Philodendron- I Planted Roots in Mexico

March 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition Philodendros Family: Araceae Also known as: (Dependent upon species, a diverse array of names are used.) Native to the West Indies and the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, Philodendrons are a large family of approximately 900 species. As some of the most beautiful foliage plants in the […]

Making Sense of Life

March 1, 2014January 21, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition These days, it often seems difficult to make sense of life, with much of what comprises it almost overwhelming us.. But, perhaps, we are remiss in failing to focus on the basic beauties of our existence all the simple things on which we should more often ably apply and employ […]

Not the friend it purports!

March 1, 2014January 20, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition (Walmart is a 250 pound playground bully) Mr. Bauer and Mr. Hampton’s small, locally owned, grocery stores, Knupp’s pharmacy, Doerr’s Mercantile, Lischevsky’s Dry Goods and the ladies clothing store called The Toggery couldn’t do it. Row’s bakery, Estes Dairy, Western Auto, the Palace Clothier, Standish Men’s Clothes, Mullin’s Furniture Store […]

Tropical Almond Tree

February 1, 2014January 21, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2014 Edition Terminalia catappa Family: Combretum Also known as: Sea Almond, Indian Almond, Malabar Almond, Barbados Almond, Bastard Almond, Bengal Almond, Country Almond, Demarara Almond, Fijian Almond and False Kamani. Originally from Madagascar, Malaysia and the East Indies, the Tropical Almond Tree is now ubiquitous throughout the world’s tropics. Some […]

Fire Flash- I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2014 Edition Chlorophytum amaniense or Chlorophytum orchidantheroides, C. orchidastrum, C. filipendulum amaniense Chlorophytum orchidastrum, Chlorophytum filipendulum, Family: Anthericaceae, Liliaceae or Agavaceae (Also known as a Mandarin Plant, Fire Glory, Orange Spider Plant, Green Orange Tangerine and Sierra Leone Lily.) Introduced to the Americas not much more than a decade ago, this perennial […]

Candlebush- I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2014February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2014 Edition Senna alata Family: Fabsceae (Also known as a Candelabra Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Christmas Candle, Emperor’s Candlesticks, Empress Candle Plant, Popcorn Senna, Candelillo, Ringworm Bush or Acapulco) Around here, for all intents and purposes, this is the veritable, “ubiquitous wild bush of magnificence” while in some other locales […]

Bird of Paradise

January 1, 2014January 24, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2014 Edition Strelitzia reginae Family: Strelitziaceae (Also known as a Crane Flower, Crane’s Bill or Ave de Paraiso.) “Flamboyant” has been used to describe the Bird of Paradise. Native to the southern and eastern parts of the Cape Province and northern Natal in South Africa, I can think a no more […]

Ixora- I Planted Roots in Mexico

December 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2013 Edition (Ixora chenensis) Family: Rubiaceae (Also known as Jungle Geranium, Mexican Geranium, Jungle Flame, West Indian Jasmine, Needle Flower, Chinese Ixora and Flame of the Woods.) For a plant lover such as me, my initial comment, regarding the Ixora, may seem a bit fickle. But, we are all human and, […]

Traveler’s Palm

December 1, 2013January 24, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2013 Edition Ravenala madagascariensis Family: Strelitziaceae (Also known as Traveler’s sometimes spelled with two ‘l’s – Tree, Palma de Viahero, or Nepal Laburnum) This highly recognizable and very unique ornamental “palm” is not a palm at all. Furthermore, from the outset, let’s dispel the myth that they orient themselves toward the […]

Triangle Palm- I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2013 Edition Dypsis decaryi (Sometimes cited as Neodypsis decaryi) Family: Arecacea (Also called a Three Cornered or Three-sided Palm) The Triangle Palm is a member of a large and amazingly diverse genus of which there are 140 species many of which are critically endangered. In fact, in its natural habitat, this […]

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