This bougainvillea just seems to stand out in front of the crowd in this shot. Click to enlarge and see her backup colors.
Soloist: Bougainvillea, FOTD May 23, 2020
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Category Archives: Mexican Flowers
Conjoined Birds: FOTD May 22, 2020
I believe this is my first double bird of paradise bloom since I’ve been in Mexico. It’s twins, folks!!!
For Cee’s FOTD
Duranta Erecta (Verbena): FOTD May 21, 2020
I had never learned the name of this flowering tree that I planted 18 years ago, and I thank Grace at broadwaymatron.com for telling me its name. I don’t know why it photographs as blue as it is actually a dark purple. Perhaps too much sun. I like this blue color even more than its actual color, so I’ll support the illusion. Although the description calls it a bush, it says it can grow to 20 feet high. I think mine is about ten feet high–maybe higher.
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For Cee’s FOTD
Anthuriums: FOTD, May 20, 2020
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Hibiscus: FOTD May 18, 2020
Tabachine: FOTD May 16, 2020
Hibiscus: FOTD May 14, 2020
Hibiscus: FOTD 5/13/2020
This beauty just burst out yesterday. Third time it has bloomed but the second time it disappeared before I could get a photo. Either there is a flower thief in the yard or I was hallucinating. I saw it on my way to the hammock to have a nap. After my nap, 2 hours later, went up to the house to get my camera and as I passed its location, it had vanished. Not fallen. No petals below. Just gone. Has Diego developed a taste for hibiscus? A really hungry snail? Some bird? I’ll never know..
The Life Story of Bananas: FOTD May 12, 2020
To read the life story of this giant banana blossom, click on each photo. The photos will enlarge and the story is told in the captions.
On December 7, I discovered this gorgeous bloom hidden behind the palm fronds and giant philodendron leaves in the strip of garden between my house and studio.
In April, I started asking Pasiano if it was time to cut down the branch and hang them upside down to ripen. No, he said, that time
and the next two times I asked.
But finally, yesterday, he said it was time.
My choice of where to hang them was in the gazebo next to the hammocks, where I could be sure to chart their progress.
Already, at least one was ripe beyond the eating stage, but right for banana bread.
Pasiano picked the pick of the litter for us to try.
Guess which one I got?
It was a bit overripe at it’s end, but Morrie and Diego enjoyed it.
Pasiano thought his was perfect!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 