Euphorbia lactea
Here’s a plant I would love to grow at home. It’s fairly common here in Barbados. I have seen it in the ground and in white pots. I never thought I’d say this, but it really works in a white pot.
Daily Botanical
Botanical and garden photography by Gayla Trail.
Papaya Flowers
A little while back I wrote about trying North American paw paw fruit for the first time. Many of you chimed in to say, That’s not the paw paw I know! Well, here it is. The flowers, anyway.
Bougainvillea
Day one over and I have already been blown away, sighting so many amazing plants; some known and others an intriguing mystery. But I thought I’d start off with something familiar. We saw three colours of bougainvillea today: pink, apricot, and white. Who knows what we will see tomorrow.
Little Lizard
Okay, I’ll admit it doesn’t look like much, but if you put your face really close to the monitor and squint you can see a little green lizard lounging on a branch. Cute! The next time you hear from me, I’ll be combing branches for little lizards just like this one. Squee!
Agave chrysantha
About a month ago, my friend Barry gave me a small pup-filled pot identified as Agave chrysantha; however, online searches have not brought up any descriptions that match the rust-coloured spines that my little plants feature. I’ve also checked my trusty identification book, Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary with no luck. The trouble is that many …
