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?
These colorful and strange-looking flowers are the gift of a climber plant known locally as Tumbergias (tunbergia misurense is the scientific name). Tumbergias are quite popular in the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala. Tumbergias are also very popular with bees and bumblebees and the why is very obvious once you seen the amount of nectar … Read more
Jardín Antigüeño is also another series that needs to be awaken. Jardín Antigüeño is a photographic tour through the most often found flowers in the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala. La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can find roses everywhere … Read more
Calla lilies are quite common and inexpensive in Guatemala; often you can buy a dozen for about Q10/$1.25. Think of it, I should have cartuchos in my office more often. How much do callas lilies cost where you live? I was reminded recently of how much I like the callas lilies. So, I was lured … Read more
Believe it or not, in La Antigua Guatemala we have flowers in our gardens year around. We also are lucky to have a temperate weather during the dry and wet seasons to enjoy them. On top of that, the humidity levels, the water and soils are of such quality that just about anyone can be … Read more
Repollitos are little cabbages and that’s what Jenn Klee used to call hortensias when she was a little kid. I can see the similarities with little cabbages sprouts. Hortensias are called Hydranga by most people in the U.S., I learned, thanks to Stephanie, who also shared with us that they can be found in different … Read more
Sometimes you live so fast that before you know it, life is over. Life is not a race that you want to win. Life is rather marathon where you want to finish last, just like Tono Ballena and his last position in the yearly Medio Maraton de las Rosas. But if you’re tricked into running … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can find roses everywhere in and around Antigua Guatemala; there are even rose farms near La Antigua that grow roses for exportation to the U.S. and Canada. However, I believe the name should actually … Read more
Geranio is the Guatemalan name for Geranium, which is also known in Spanish as Pelargonio. Geranios or Pelargonios can be found with flowers in red, pink, purple, white and orange. Geraniums need a lot of water and in Guatemala they blossom year round. Pelargonios also need a lot of sun. You can download the Guatemalan … Read more
Pentas are among the most beautiful and prolific flowers in jardín antigüeño. In the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala you can be sure to find flowers year round, but not all the flowers blossom all year or at the same time. Pentas are a delightful execption since they have many live bouquets all year round … Read more
Throughout the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you can find many of the plants and flowers available in and around the Antigua Guatemala gardens. In fact, I even created the Guateflora category to host some of the findings. This week we will feed the Guateflora and Wallpaper categories with flowers commonly found in the jardín antigüeño, the … Read more