Wild flowers – Wilde bloemen – Pagina 2

The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.

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Wild flowers: Passiflora foetida

februari 26, 2025

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A popular wild flower on the islands is the wild Passion flower, or Korona di la birgen as it is called in Papiamentu.

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Wild flowers: Common prickly pear

februari 22, 2025

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The spiny Infrou (Opuntia caracassana). This native cactus does exceptionally well on the island as it favours degraded areas such as pieces of land.

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Wild flowers: Brassavola nodosa

februari 21, 2025

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The best-known orchid that naturally occurs on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao is perhaps the Brassavola nodosa, also known as the ‘Lady of the Night’.

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Wild flowers- Banana di ref/rif

februari 13, 2025

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Along the entire northern coast of our island, in the saliñas and along inlets and inner bays, grows a small plant that we all walk over carelessly and hardly look at.

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Wild flowers- Mexican poppy

februari 8, 2025

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A wild plant you can mainly find on places where the original vegetation is heavily disturbed is the so called Mexican poppy or Flowering thistle.

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Wild flowers – Cawara / Karawara (di mondi) (Cordia dentata)

februari 7, 2025

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When it rains the mondi is full with these cream coloured flowers, growing in dense clusters on shrubs or small trees that have dark green leaves that feel rough to the touch.

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Wild flowers- Basora pretu (Varronia curassavica)

februari 6, 2025

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The Varronia curassavica is called Basora preto on Aruba, Karishuri on Bonaire and Basora pretu on Curaçao. It is a plant that can easily be overlooked and often considered to be a weed…

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Categorie: Wild flowers – Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Bini-bini

Wild flowers: Passiflora foetida

Wild flowers: Common prickly pear

Wild flowers: Brassavola nodosa

Wild flowers- Banana di ref/rif

Wild flowers- Mexican poppy

Wild flowers – Cawara / Karawara (di mondi) (Cordia dentata)

Wild flowers- Basora pretu (Varronia curassavica)

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