Comments on: Summer Blooms in Guatemala

By: Expat Mom

Expat Mom — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:41:07 +0000

Thanks, Bernie! All of these except the Bird of Paradise are growing wild around here.

Christmas in the summer is fine, if you`re used to it, but remember I`m a white Christmas kinda gal, so it`s still a little weird for me.

By: Burntofferings (Bernie)

Burntofferings (Bernie) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:37:26 +0000

Forgot to say, what’s wrong with Christmas in summer… Chrisgtmas day, full as after lunch lazying about the pool or down at the beach… Does it get any better???

By: Burntofferings (Bernie)

Burntofferings (Bernie) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:34:09 +0000

Ok, first things first, L had a negative the other day… More on that later!

From top to bottom…

Orange blossom, or is it a ‘Mock Orange (Murraya paniculata)? Does it set fruit, then it is Orange! If it is more of a bush, then its a Murraya.

Yellow flower looks like a Gazinia. Bit hard to see without any leaves.

The next two look more like weeds I’m afraid… Not sure on those AT all!

The Poinsettia (Euphorbia) is stunning to say the least! Do you also have the white ones by chance?

Morning Glory is a MAJOR weed here, and by law, must be removed… I would assume that is is covering a lot of everything there? As good as it may look, it can get away…

Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia regina, is a STUNNING plant and an awesome cut flower.

The Dahlia (purple) is a very hardy plant, herbaceous and can be divided up easily to create more plants. Go ahead be rough and cut it up and share it around. Just make sure that there is a couple of nodes on the rhizome…

Balsam or Inpatients, can tend to become a little weedy if not kept under control. Kids love to make the seed pods ‘explode’…

The last two, one looks like it is a climber that has a beautiful perfume. Not sure of its name though, sorry… The other is new to me!!

Hope this has helped somewhat, and great pics!!!

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:48:51 +0000

You could have stopped with the orange blossoms to make me jealous! I grew up in Florida with citrus trees all around. Part of the year, we soaked up the various citrus scent… then the gardenia bushes bloomed… oh my!

…sooooooo! jealous! (but in a good way !)

By: Michele Pineda

Michele Pineda — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:44:18 +0000

lucky you-those flowers are gorgeous!

By: Expat Mom

Expat Mom — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:59:00 +0000

Technically, I COULD make my own coffee, but it`s a LOT of work and we would only end up with about half a cup of ground coffee after a couple of weeks! Besides, Dorian likes to eat the ripe coffee berries, so we never get a chance.

By: Dennis the Vizsla

Dennis the Vizsla — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:15:21 +0000

Wait … you have a coffee bush? Does that mean you can make your own coffee? Mmmm, coffee …

Beautiful pictures!