Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/plants/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/plants/ 144 144 Did You Know Poinsettia is Originally from Latin America? https://remezcla.com/culture/did-you-know-poinsettia-is-originally-from-latin-america/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:07:24 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=363116 Poinsettia is as ubiquitous to Christmas as the Christmas tree or the nativity scene. Decorations all over have poinsettia motifs and it’s impossible to go anywhere in late November or December without stumbling upon poinsettia arrangements to celebrate the holidays. But what many don’t know is that the origins of the flower have nothing to

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]]> poinsettia Credit: Kisa_Markiza/Getty Images From Plants To Charcuterie, Here Are 10 Businesses Worth Supporting https://remezcla.com/features/culture/small-business-week-latino-businesses-highlight/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:28:49 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=289619 If you’ve scrolled through Instagram accounts you’ve likely come across countless Latine-owned shops and it’s no coincidence. Latino small business owners are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Over the past decade, the number of Latinx business owners grew 34%, compared to 1% for all business owners in the U.S., according to a

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]]> San Francisco Flower Market Faces Closure Amid Potential Purchase From Realty Company Customers shop for flowers at the San Francisco Flower Mart on August 29, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The future of more than 100 flower businesses at the historic San Francisco Flower Mart hangs in the balance as Los Angeles based realty group Kilroy Realty Corp. is planning on purchasing the Flower Mart property. Kilroy has proposed a plan to build a tech campus on the site. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images How to Be a Good Plant Parent, According to These Queer Mexican ‘Plant Zaddies’ https://remezcla.com/features/culture/plant-care-tips-from-los-angeles-based-small-business-plant-shop/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:57:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=289226 Anthony Diaz, 31, and Kevin Alcaraz, 27, are the queer Mexican couple behind Plantiitas. The two use the plant-centric Instagram account to showcase the houseplants and custom hangers they sell out of Long Beach, Calif. They first posted in July and have quickly accumulated more than 2k followers—a number that’s growing in proportion to the

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]]> Plantitas_Andrea Campos7 Photo by Andrea Campos for Remezcla Get to Know Latinx with Plants, A Community Flourishing in Boyle Heights https://remezcla.com/features/culture/get-know-latinx-plants-community-flourishing-boyle-heights/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:25:53 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=283347 Nestled in the heart of Boyle Heights, on historic Cesar Chavez Avenue, is Latinx with Plants—a newly-opened business that’s looking to cultivate community through plantitas. Founded by store owner Andi Xoch, the store has found a home in what used to be an old jewelry store. There’s no sign outside (yet) but the colorful, hand-painted

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