by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Binomial nomenclature Platycerium grande Origin Philippines Description This large fern produces enormous sterile fronds, like a large battle shield, with forks off of the top edge. The fertile fronds have two lobes with long fingers hanging down off of their lower...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Flowers, Rare Plants |
From Amorphophallus to Zamioculcas, members of the aroidacea family are the quintessential, tropical foliage plants. If you look at any tropical landscape painting, you will see many examples of aroid plants. Many aroids are climbers, such as the Philodendrons, or the...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Spice |
Curry Leaf Tree The leaves of the curry plant are one of the most commonly used of all of the spices in India. A curry is incomplete without the nutty flavor of this spice. The flavor does not taste like curry on its own. It has a highly aromatic nutty flavor. One has...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Spice |
What is allspice? Allspice is not a mixture of different spices, it is a tree from the Caribbean, Pimenta dioica. The flavor of the spice is said to taste like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, which is where it gets its name. The unripe allspice berries...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Fruit |
You can’t talk about tropical fruiting plants without talking about pineapple plants. Most people are very familiar with the fruit, but unfamiliar with the plant that grows it. Do Pineapples Grow On Trees? Do pineapples grow on trees? No, they do not, but many...
