Anyone who walks in the mondi of Jan Thiel on Curaçao during the dry season, and other locations as well, can regularly come across a strange phenomenon; trees, grasses and shrubs that are completely covered with the white Kokolishi di kalakuna (Cerion uva).
Of course, you can also find shells of bivalves such as oysters on the beaches in the ABC-islands. And one of the families you can encounter is the genus of the Spiny Oysters.
If you want hummingbirds in your garden you need this plant in your garden. The Blue porterweed is a much loved garden plant for all who want to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden.
If you look closely at the flower cone on the photo you will see that it consists of 2 different kinds of flowers; creamy rounded ones on the underside and reddish ones on the upper side.
Meet the plant named Katuna di Seda, Katúnbóm, Mata di lechi (Calotropis procera) or Milkweed. It is an introduced plant on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and all of the New World