Wild flowers: Kibrahacha (Handroanthus billbergii)

There is no plant that indicates the state of the weather as well as the Kibrahacha. Every year, it is a big question when these trees will ‘feel’ enough rainwater to reveal themselves in an explosion of yellow flowers within a few days. In some years, it is not until well into June that we can really admire the beautiful flowers of this tree.

Wild flowers: the starry flower of the Red Mangrove

The Red Mangrove or Mangel tan (Rhizophora mangel) as it is called in Papiamentu, is known as the mangrove tree with the stilt roots that grows in the salt water of the sea.

Wild flowers: Yerba di sas (Jacquemontia nodiflora/ Convolvulus nodiflorus)

Our islands have multiple species of plants that belong to the Morning glory family in the wild. One of the most inconspicuous but also one of the most delicate of them is what we call the Yerba di sas

Wild flowers: the wild Hibiscus

Did you know Curaçao has its very own wild Hibiscus plant called Rosita in Papiamentu or Brazilian rosemallow in English.

Wild flowers: Kaya-kaya (Cleome viscosa)

Kaya-kaya is a herb-like introduced plant to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao that can often be found along roads or other disturbed areas.

Wild flowers: Yerba di glas – Trompèt (Ipomoea incarnata)

Large, lilac to light pink flowers bloom beautifully in the early morning hours and close as soon as the daytime temperature rises and direct sunlight shines on them.

Wild flowers: Priva lappulacea

The flora of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao has many species that are often considered as mere pests or weeds when growing in undesired locations. Catstongue is a very good example.

Wild flowers: Parkinsonia aculeata

A tree that also likes to grow in the nutritious and moist soil of a dam or similar kind of natural area is the relatively rare Bonchi strena (Parkinsonia aculeata).

Wild flowers: Melochia tomentosa (Basora kòrá – Betonica)

On Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, several plants grow whose Papiamento or Papiamentu name includes the word Basora (broom), and the Basora kòrá (Bonaire and Curaçao) or Betonica (Aruba) is one of them.

Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

When the humidity is right, the ground is wet and you have the luck to have the seeds of these plants in the ground, these little sweethearts will grow like crazy

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