tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693157643476407910.post4909456433022592534..comments2023-04-05T03:21:07.512-07:00Comments on antigonum cajan evening post: PLUMERIAS COLLECTION POSTantigonum cajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08227233232030093487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693157643476407910.post-33955019239350374952012-03-29T04:46:15.423-07:002012-03-29T04:46:15.423-07:00I fell in love with Guanica moons ago, 3 decades ...I fell in love with Guanica moons ago, 3 decades approximately. In those days I did not mind the six hours round trip from Caguas. Besides the 'desert' quality of the climate and endemic vegetation, the solitude and dry quietness is a treasure like no other. <br /><br />People over here fat, lazy and sedentary, have little tolerance for such temperatures and topography.<br /><br />That is why one only reads about 'EL Yunque'. A noisy, over flowing crowds, Yellowstone like local rainforest, about 45 minutes from our residence, and never visited.<br /><br />Give me room and silence or give me death...as a figure of speech...<br /><br />Almost forgot. Guaicum officinale, Merremia aegyptia and a few others were collected in Guanica.<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback.antigonum cajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227233232030093487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693157643476407910.post-34636103714066429672012-03-28T19:21:20.250-07:002012-03-28T19:21:20.250-07:00Nice to see plumerias.....outside! Guanica City so...Nice to see plumerias.....outside! Guanica City sounds like it is drier, especially with tropical temperatures, though not as dry as the leeward sides of Maui or Oahu in HI.Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693157643476407910.post-4291840164412198772012-03-27T14:47:09.756-07:002012-03-27T14:47:09.756-07:00Glad you enjoy and admire these. In Puerto Rico th...Glad you enjoy and admire these. In Puerto Rico they were never were very popular, even considering their requirements to grow and easy maintenance.<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback..antigonum cajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227233232030093487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693157643476407910.post-60165811394499745462012-03-27T13:08:08.750-07:002012-03-27T13:08:08.750-07:00Good morning, Antigonum cajan; I enjoyed how you o...Good morning, Antigonum cajan; I enjoyed how you obtained your favourites! My first encounter with Plumeria, or the more folksy name, quite sweet, Frangipane, was back in 1974 at the Post office at Grafton in Northern NSW. There were these very old squat trees, bedecked with the most wonderful scented flowers. A very soft cream with a yellow center, but the scent one never forgets. I also grow the "Bishops" FP pink and yellow, the soft cream which is my all time favourite, and a few others. In Cairns one sees a lot of the big snow white ones, which I think are very beautiful too. I adore the trees in winter with their naked arms stretching towards the blue and waiting for leaves and flowers to come back. I think I have to do a post about them!!Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.com