tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30297615.post7638022208476416919..comments2023-05-29T06:19:12.920-07:00Comments on Gardener in Chacala Mexico: What's the Name of This Plant, in a Chacala GardenAndeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413966510659683865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30297615.post-45528810224874854812007-09-15T16:23:00.000-06:002007-09-15T16:23:00.000-06:00Mystery plant #2 looks like Kalanchoe, but I'm not...Mystery plant #2 looks like Kalanchoe, but I'm not sure what species. There are some 125...<BR/>The blooms are bell-shaped, and should bloom in winter or spring.<BR/><BR/>The "water lily" is actually a water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes.mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30297615.post-50301026629320651462007-09-12T20:39:00.000-06:002007-09-12T20:39:00.000-06:00Mystery plant #1 looks like a species of Kalanchoe...Mystery plant #1 looks like a species of Kalanchoe (I know that you have several others). According to Robert Lee Riffle, in the Tropical Look (one of my favorite gardening resources), Kalanchoe has 125 species. He says that "all have tubular or bell-shaped flowers, often pendant, with corollas that expand into four linear lobes" -- so maybe you will be able to tel for sure when it flowers.<BR/><BR/>FYI -- the plant you identified as water lily is a water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes.<BR/><BR/>By the way -- I congratulate you on the subtle, low-key way you approached the possible plant "borrower"...no confrontation! Very Mexican! (but what do I know?)mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30297615.post-13671090608290412742007-09-12T20:33:00.000-06:002007-09-12T20:33:00.000-06:00Hi AndeeMystery plant #3 is oregano -- this one is...Hi Andee<BR/>Mystery plant #3 is oregano -- this one is the species Coleus amboinicus, according to Diana Kennedy's Art of Mexican Cooking. She also reports there are 13 oreganos in Mexico! All different species. It grows very easily here in Yucatan, and I think it also is common in Cuba.mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.com