Hibiscus, or jamaica, flowers are a common feature in Mexican cuisine. But beyond the traditional jamaica water, the flowers are turning up in ever-more-adventurous ways, casting a spell with ...

THE lignum-vitae. It is from this tree that Jamaica derives its national flower and perhaps there is little wonder why. Known scientifically as Guaiacum officinale, the lignum-vitae is a slow ...

Jamaica Tourist Board and the Jamaica Horticultural Society have been joined at the Chelsea Flower Show by a modern day Captain William Bligh, over two centuries after he first visited Jamaica to ...

Jamaica flowers (part of the hibiscus family) are typically found in vivid red teas. But these tart, dried buds make a surprisingly delicious filling for enchiladas.

He’s been on the job for only two months, but already he’s known in Jamaica as “The Flower Man.” Pelham Justiniano, 47, of South Ozone Park, was hired by the Greater Jamaica… ...

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