12-11-2007, 03:44 PM
Damon, most of the stuff was here when we bought (we haven't killed many 
The bilimbi is in the starfruit family, and is sourer than the sour starfruit...like a crunchy lemon. We use it in fruit salads, bilimbi-ade & in fish & chicken curry soups (the more traditional use)
Our moringa tree is just coming back from a very bad trim job before we bought, and the storm last week allowed us to donate a bunch of starts, as braches flew! The little leaflets are very high in vitamins & such & we use them like spinach, in tossed salads, stir fry, and soups...
Chenile plant is decorative plant with long fuzzy red things & Donia (this is the Filipino word...don't know what else it is called) is a fuzzy pionsettia looking member of the coffee family (but not cherry) that has curly colored bracts...
We are more than willing to share cuttings & such....still working on getting our yard back into shape (the owner had rented the house out, and the landscaping that neighbors say used to be "exquisite" years ago, was not kept up, the Hapu'u are long gone
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After 2 years we are still finding things like orchids & anthuriums that have come back with a little care & uncovering....)
The bilimbi is in the starfruit family, and is sourer than the sour starfruit...like a crunchy lemon. We use it in fruit salads, bilimbi-ade & in fish & chicken curry soups (the more traditional use)
Our moringa tree is just coming back from a very bad trim job before we bought, and the storm last week allowed us to donate a bunch of starts, as braches flew! The little leaflets are very high in vitamins & such & we use them like spinach, in tossed salads, stir fry, and soups...
Chenile plant is decorative plant with long fuzzy red things & Donia (this is the Filipino word...don't know what else it is called) is a fuzzy pionsettia looking member of the coffee family (but not cherry) that has curly colored bracts...
We are more than willing to share cuttings & such....still working on getting our yard back into shape (the owner had rented the house out, and the landscaping that neighbors say used to be "exquisite" years ago, was not kept up, the Hapu'u are long gone
.After 2 years we are still finding things like orchids & anthuriums that have come back with a little care & uncovering....)