Greetings Friends:

Well, the cactus photos seem to have come up okay...so let me try the next set for kratom.

I'll do the series for DMT lovers in the next few days...

Until then,

Kind regards and respect.

Nice photos. Is your plant? Or a wild one? Where is located (in which climate zone)? How old is it?

Greetings FlatLine:

Thanks for writing.

Yes, it is my plant. I live in zone 12. This particular plant is about 3 years old now. It does really well here and flowers year round. It is also great for attracting hummingbirds, sometimes there are nine or ten buzzing around it collecting nectar.

Kind regards and respect.

I do envy people who live in tropical countries

The bees may be Trigona corvina, a new world stingless bee.

Oh no......you better not be triangulating where I live by identifying the zone, the insect life and the angle of the sun's rays and shadows...

Yes, it is a tropical country...but it was a conscious choice we made, and we gave up a regular life, regular income, all the benefits of civilized society to live like poor people busting our butts in agriculture (it was worth it, in the end ) but don't be envious, every place has good and bad points...and...you can make the same choice if you really want to!