Since we are in the month of September already, the name I chose is Adäy – አደይ, which in Latin letters transliterates as ADEY.    Adey is the name of the yellow daisies (also called Adey Abeba - Bidens Macroptera) that bloom around September/October after the rainy season when the Ethiopian New Year [...]

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When we were in Puerto Rico a very beautiful tree with gorgeous red flowers caught my attention. I didn’t know the name so I decided to investigate about it. How big was my surprise when I learned that this tree is native to Africa, specifically to Madagascar but it seems to be common in all [...]

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The Shifara tree,in Amharic (Moringa stenopetala), which also has other names as Haleko, Ben-oil tree, Cabbage tree, Horse-radish tree, African Moringa Tree, Malung-gay, Murunga-Kai, and Sohnja is originally from India and Arabia but the variety Stenopetala is native of Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan.  It prefers low altitudes and wet and sandy soils, but it can [...]

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The Waterpear (Syzygium guineense) o Dokma (dok’ma) in Amharic, also called Waterberry, Snake Bean tree or Waterboom, is a tree native to Africa that can also be found in Ethiopia.It’s a big tree that can reach between 15 to 30 meters in height and that usually grows near rivers since it prefers moist soils.The [...]

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