Beautiful Shots from the Tropical Homestead

Happy Monday!

I went out on a cool morning and took some photos from our place to share with those of you that need a little warmth in your winter.

Here’s a thriving grenadilla vine on a little cocoa tree:

And a pretty purple bloom on a bush I started from a little cutting…

More blooms, this time on a Gynura pseudochina.

Here’s a pretty red ornamental I can’t pin down – any suggestions? It was another random cutting I started:

The following is both beautiful and delicious – variegated Cuban oregano:

This beetle is sharing a feast of cocoa with a millipede friend:ย 

…and an anole patrols the cocoa, just in case any less armored insects show up!

More photos coming soon.