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Flower Power on the Finca

Delivery of a large bouquet to Roots in Rincon during the Sunday farmer’s market

We have been dealing with some pretty heavy emotional blows lately, but one thing that always cheers me up are the beautiful plants and flowers all around our property. Some of these have taken years to bloom, but are giving us quite the show lately. I forget all of their official names, but I hope you enjoy. We have still been out to the weekly farmer’s market every Sunday selling bouquets. If you happen to be in town, stop by and say “hi.”

Me and our market neighbor Aciel who sells artisanal soaps!

Red Torch Ginger

Type of heliconia psittacorum

Shell ginger

First time this one has bloomed! Sexy pink pendant heliconia!

Early bloom on a red heliconia

These are common, but beautiful and prolific red alpinia ginger (non edible)

Pink alpinias

Common pendants (heliconia) or ‘colgantes’ in Spanish

Through the garden patch of torches

Beehive ginger AKA microfono (since it looks like a microphone)

Bromeliad inflorescence

Rare white torch ginger in our basket of flowers at the market

You wouldn’t think it’s necessary, but we run water to any area we plant because things do dry out here!

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Aibonito Festival de las Flores

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Me and a HUGE bromeliad

This week we decided to check out the Aibonito Festival de las Flores (Flower Festival) with a friend. We have wanted to check out this festival for a long time, but Aibonito is a looong way from Rincon as it turns out (about 2 1/2 hour drive). We went the south way through Ponce and then through a panoramic route through the mountains to reach it. Since we came during the week it wasn’t too crowded and we found free parking close to the festival. The entrance charge was $6 per person. We bought quite a few flowers, though I was expecting a lot more crazy and exotic plants. Maybe it’s because I am a plant person, but there wasn’t too much that I haven’t already seen. I would say it was worth it to go at least once if you haven’t seen it before!

The flowers we were most interested in: Gingers and Heliconias

We got some of these cool varieties

These carnivorous plants are so cool

Hanging out under the shade

Quite a few booths and vendors

Nice bridge and pond in the permanent Festival area

Cool Aibonito sign -Aibonito supposedly was named that when someone arrived and said “Ay, que bonito” or “Oh, wow, how pretty!”

Lots of orchids!

Live music and carnival rides. The Gran Combo is coming to play on Sunday which is a big deal! Also check out how much harder this area of the island was hit by Maria -the trees are still stripped of leaves!