Category Archives: Plants

Spring blooms in Yucatan

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

The spring Flamboyan are now in bloom and what a lovely back drop it gives when the sun begins to set here at the Pickled Onion. I am so excited to see so many blooms this year on the young … Continue reading →

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celosia/cockscomb

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Celosia flower, or some know it as cockscomb ,is a broadleaf annual bright flowering plant and one of my favourites. I used to own a flower shop in Canada for some years and worked as a floral designer for about 15 … Continue reading →

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Chaya the food/plant of the Mayas

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

         Mountain Chaya    The original name in Maya was CHAY but changed to Chaya by the spanish conquerors . The binomen is Cindoscolus aconitifolius . THe genus name coming from the Greek knido meaning nettle and scolus, meaning thorn. So … Continue reading →

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