Sunday, March 09, 2008

Araguaney in full bloom in Caracas During this time of the year lots of trees flower in Caracas with dense yellow flowers. Today I found four examples of these spectacular tress within three blocks in Altamira. People always say these are Araguaey, the national tree of Venezuela, but there are two tyes, Araguaney and Acapro. It's hard (at least for me) to tell them apart, but Araguaney is not as tall, seldom reaching more than 20 meters. Above four pictures of these beautiful trees at their most spectacular time. My guess is that only the lower one on the right is a true Araguaney, the remainder were taller than 20 meters. 9:41:59 PM    comment []

Yes, I do own hybrids Above left, a nice Blc. Morning Glory right after watering, on the right a close up Top left. Onc. Alohii flowered again from the same spike. On the right, one of my favorite hybrids Blc. Jungle Gem, how could I resist those spots, that purple lip and all in yellow!!!. I showed you a close up of this Pot. Hoku Gem Freckles, now the whole plant is blooming! 9:41:01 PM    comment []