Yard
Long Bean See
The "B" Page BEANS -- Asparagus Bean
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 **Yellow
Alder, Sundrops Turnera
ulmifolia
This bush is one of the highpoints in our garden. Every day of the year it
is in bloom, covered with bright yellow flowers. It is beloved not only by
us, but by all of the butterflies and hummingbirds that pass by.
Photographed: Along the stone stairway by the banana garden
at our home in Montserrat.
Planting and Growth: Not only does this bush
get high marks for being attractive, it is also one of the easiest
to care for plants we have. It loves the sun and regular watering
or rainfall, but will weather a dry spell just fine without help
if it has to. Plant it in decent soil and give it some fertilizer
when the mood strikes. You won't be disappointed.
The
Downside: Yellow alder is wonderful in all plant ways except
one -- it smells bad if you brush by it. Plant it where that
won't happen very often and you'll be as thrilled as I am to
have it in your garden.
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Copyrighted © KO 2009
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| **Yellow Allamanda See the "A" Page -- ALLAMANDAS
-- Yellow Allamanda (1) and (2) |
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| Yellow
Butterfly Ginger See
the "G" Page -- GINGERS -- Yellow Butterfly
Ginger |
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**Yellow
Cotton Tree Cochlospermum regium
Looking almost identical to the yellow oleander tree below, the
yellow cotton tree is deciduous and originated in South America.
As its name implies it has yellow flowers and grows to a modest
height of between 10 and 20 feet.
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Jack See the "B" Page -- BRAZILIAN PLUME FLOWER YELLOW |
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 **Yellow
Oleander Tree, Be-Still
Tree Thevetia peruviana or Thevetia
nereifolia or Cascabela thevetia
This highly poisonous tree grows only to about twenty-five
feet and has lovely yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in
full bloom in December and January and continuing
throughout the year with a more modest set of blossoms. It is a fragile tree
with soft wood subject to Caribbean termites and it has what I call "bad
hair days." These are times when the leaves seem to shrivel and turn brown
as if the tree were diseased. It isn't. Within a few weeks all the leaves are
green and lush again.
From: Brazil
Photographed: In our garden at our home
in Montserrat.
Our lucky neighbor
across the street has a very unusual variety of this tree.
Hers has lovely soft
peach flowers.
Text and Photograph Copyrighted ©KO
2008
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 **Yellow
Poui Tree, Silver Trumpet Tree Cybistax
donnell-smithii or Tabebuia serratifolia or Tabebuia
caraiba or Tabebuia argentea or Tabebuia
rosea or Tabebuia pentaphylla
One cubic foot wood from this tree can weigh 60 to 80 pounds and is known as
Pao d’arco wood in Brazil and greenhart wood in Guyana. Just try to put
a nail in it and you’ll find out how dense this wood is. This tree loses
its leaves, waits a few months and then is covered in bright yellow flowers
for a few days, usually in late April. It is said to be very resistant to termites,
though ours has not proved to be so. Ours are not there yet, but they will
eventually grow to 70 or 80 feet.
From: It originated in central and northern South
America.
Photographed: In
our garden at our home in Montserrat.
Text And Photographs Copyrighted ©Krika.com
2009
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| Yellow
Shrimp Plant See
the "S" Page SHRIMP PLANTS -- Golden Shrimp Plant |
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| **Yellow
Thistle See
The "P" Page -- POPPIES - Mexican Poppy |
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Ylang
Ylang Tree
This
is a much desired tree in Montserrat, although I do not find it
particularly attractive. The use of its flowers as an ingredient
in Channel No. 5™ gives it a cachet
it would not otherwise have; everyone in Montserrat is terribly
vulnerable to brand names so the Ylang Ylang is very very popular
here on
the island. Its leaves are large and dark green and its flowers
are hanging burnt
yellow shreds.
From: The Pacific, Asia to Australia
Planting and Growth: This is a medium large tree growing to
a maximum of about 45 feet. It prefers to be planted in full sun or in a semi
shady area.
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**Spineless
Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca
Guatemalensis
or Yucca gigantea
This is a yucca tree which will branch and grow to about thirty
feet. It has lovely large branches of creamy white flowers, but,
all in all, nothing sold me on this yucca aside from its planting
and care requirements.
From: Arid areas in Mexico and Central America
Photographed: The small plant in
the photograph below was taken of a new
planting along the border between our terrace
garden and our neighbors
property. The photograph
of the mature tree in a forest on the left below
was taken on the property of the
Hotel San Buenaventura on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
The photograph of the flowers and the landscaping
setting was taken in the Botanical Garden at the
Hotel Atitlan, also on the lake.
Planting and Care: You will be hard pressed to
find a more accommodating small tree. It will grow in full sun or
full shade, it will grow in an acid or alkaline soil and it will
survive droughts. Perhaps its last great feature for those who find
themselves without food in the Caribbean is that its flowers are
edible! Of course as with all other plants it will do better with
a bit of care, more water and a bit of fertilizer, but it is nice
to know you've got a friend when you are just too busy elsewhere.
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and Photographs Copyrighted ©Krika.com 2008
 
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