Yesterday morning I walked over to the home of one of my favorite landladies in Chacala. I love the new palapa and grass turf at Mirador. The palapa, and two of the unit units overlook the ocean, with a short staircase and a 50 foot walk to the big beach.
As I was walking home along the beach, I noticed a plant I didn't recognize, and don't remember seeing before. On a talk stalk, behind a fence, just off the beach.
It was growing just inside the fenced off area of a small home. Actually kind of a dumping area from the beach. The soil seems to be basically sand.
I tried taking photos from different distances, and angles. And with the light shining from different directions. I read about doing that in a "Gardener Gone Wild" post a few days ago.
But, of course, my photos didn't look anything like the author's, . But it was fun trying. I looked thru my books, but haven't looked on the internet, to see what this place it.
Yesterday morning I walked over to the home of one of my favorite landladies in Chacala. I love the new palapa and grass turf at Mirador. The palapa, and two of the unit units overlook the ocean, with a short staircase and a 50 foot walk to the big beach.
As I was walking home along the beach, I noticed a plant I didn't recognize, and don't remember seeing before. On a talk stalk, behind a fence, just off the beach.
It was growing just inside the fenced off area of a small home. Actually kind of a dumping area from the beach. The soil seems to be basically sand. 
I tried taking photos from different distances, and angles. And with the light shining from different directions. I read about doing that in a "Gardener Gone Wild" post a few days ago.
But, of course, my photos didn't look anything like the author's, . But it was fun trying. I looked thru my books, but haven't looked on the internet, to see what this place it. 
4 comments:
Looks like Plumeria to me; but what do I know? LOL
Does it smell really, really nice? If it does it is probably a Plumeria.
Pictures on my blog here:
http://brendandroygoingtomexico.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html
I agree -- definitely Plumeria rubra (also known as frangiapani).
Here in Yucatan, where it is dry, it loses its leaves in the dry season.
You can take large hardwood cuttings of it -- and just stick them in the ground. It is a (fairly) fast grower, in that it will root, put out new little branches and flower within a year.
It looses its leaves here in winter also. I got both my cuttings from neighbors here and just stuck them in the dirt. It was winter when I did it and they just sat like that until springtime. In the spring they began to grow like crazy and also bloomed. Very pretty and lovely scent.
Yep - looks like a plumeria. They are very easy to root, especially when you don't have frosts that cause it to die back. You should ask your neighbor if you can have a clipping!
Post a Comment