Plant Sightings

The  Castor Bean (Ricinus communis) is not really botanically a bean, but a  seed, and is a source of castor […]

Carob  (aka. Locust Bean; Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree in  the pea family that has uses for agriculture,

“Flowers of the dead” to remind us of the fragility of life. The Mexican Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is an important

You know this houseplant! Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe spp.) is a genus of about 179 species, commonly also called the ‘Miracle Leaf’

One of  two species in the Azadirachta, Neem (A. indica) is native to India and  Asia, and now grown and

Before I even knew what this plant was, I took one look at it and knew ‘bush food’! The  Lomandra

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a tropical plant originally from South Asia but now used in almost every part of the

Native  to Africa and India, and introduced to many other regions, Senna (Senna  alexandrina; syn. Cassia acutifolia, C. angustifolia, C.

The  Guanábana (Annona muricata; also called Graviola, Soursop, or Guyabano)  is one of the custard or cream apples of the

With a flavor like almond custard and an odor like raw sewage, the Durian (Durio zibethinus, Durio spp.) elicits strong