You can never go wrong with the vibrant and exotic orchids of Guatemala. By the way, in case you didn’t know, Guatemala has more than 1,000 species of orchids? 700 of those orchid species are endemic to Guatemala. Take a photographic tour through the orchids posts in the archives.
I just realize many of the flowers blooming now are either purple or lilac. That’s interesting, don’t you think?
You will not believe how many flowers are blooming right now in Antigua Guatemala. I wish you were here to enjoy all these colorful blossoms. By the way, the scientific name for duranta flowers is Duranta saphire.
Pink hydrangeas are not as common as lilac and light blue hydrangeas in Antigua Guatemala. Well, at least I haven’t seen it as often. Which one is your favorite color for hydrangeas?
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Hortensias for Hydrangea. Participate in the raffle for a chance to win a dramatic 11″x14″ metallic print of this photo of the The Real Palacio de La Cultura, valued at $60, by pledging a small contribution, of $10 or more, to support the work of sharing … Read more
Take a photographic tour to see some plants blooming now: Dry Season Blossoms in Antigua Guatemala Blossoms From The Land of the Eternal Spring Poinsettias Everywhere Participate in the raffle for a chance to win a dramatic 11″x14″ metallic print of this photo of the The Real Palacio de La Cultura, valued at $60, by … Read more
Would you like to see more coffee photos and learn more about the coffee from Guatemala? Take a photographic tour through these posts: Maya Woman Harvesting Coffee Coffee Trivia from Guatemala What Makes Coffee from Antigua Guatemala So Incredible
For this Sunday I would like to share with you this peaceful and colorful vista from Antigua Guatemala. I am sending you my best wishes… stay safe and healthy!
As I have said many times before, we are very fortunate to have flowers in bloom all year long thanks to the ever-present temperate weather. Exotic flowers are affordable to take home, but we don’t to spend any money to enjoy the vibrant and rich colors of the flora of Guatemala as they are found … Read more
Imagine a place where the all-year temperate weather is pegged around 22ºC/72ºF the majority of the time and the flowers are blooming. Imagine an over abundance of vibrant exotic flowers at affordable prices. That’s imaginary place is called Antigua Guatemala, where not only you can enjoy the view of brightly colored flowers growing in gardens … Read more
As you can tell if you have been following the daily updates of Antigua Daily Photo for the last 14 years, I really like to photograph these golden and maroon flowers known as tunbergia misurense. Tumbergias are very popular in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. Tumbergias are also quite popular with bees and hummingbirds because of … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Albahaca for basil. Believe it or not, basil is actually quite popular in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. Plant nurseries have starter plants for about Q5; that’s about US $0.65. Since we have a temperate weather year round, you can always have growing fresh in your garden.
Here’s a close-up look at vibrant fuchsia bracts of the bougainvillea climber plant; definitely the most popular flower plant found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. Notice that the actual flowers are tiny and are surrounded by brightly colored papery bracts. What’s your favorite bougainvillea color?
We continue our close-up look at the flowers found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala with camarón amarillo, as we know the yellow shrimp plant in Guatemala. The most popular colors for the shrimp flowers are red, white and yellow. The scientific name for the yellow shrimp flower is Pachystachys lutea. The red shrimp flower’s … Read more
Here’s a close-up look of another popular flower found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala: Salvia leucantha commonly known in Guatemala as Salvia Cordón de San Francisco. How are these flowers known in your neck of the woods?