Plant Sightings

Bell  peppers come in green, orange, yellow, red, purple, chocolate, white  and striped—truly making it possible to ‘eat the rainbow’! […]

Honeybush  (Cyclopia spp.) is the common name for several species of Cyclopia that  are found in South Africa and commonly

You are looking at a true living fossil—one of our most ancient plants on the earth today and still useful!

Native  to a small region in the Western Cape of South Africa, Rooibos  (Aspalathus linearis) is an herb commonly used

Highly favored in horticulture due to their beauty, Fuchsias (Fuchsia spp.) belong to a genus consisting of about 110 species

Edible Perfume- that is how I would describe the experience of consuming these edible flowers. This  South American native large

The  Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aethiopicum) is to me—as its name implies—one  of the most very delicate-looking and beautiful ferns that

Feng Shui practitioners recommend Jade Plants (Crassula ovata) for their symbolism of bringing luck, but also for increasing the “chi”

Architectural  in its appearance, the Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) has  a distinctive pyramidal, symmetrical shape and is endemic to

Post Series: Reflections on India Continuing  my post series to give some more in-depth reflections on my experience  in India.