One morning as I was walking in the garden after a light rain, I spotted one Hibiscus acetosella flower was about to blossom. But due to the rain, the petals were all covered with water. I was hoping when the sun come up, the petals will dry up and will open up nicely. Sadly, it didn't manage to recover... I also did some...
As a wedding that I attended last week is still fresh in my mind, when I saw my blue Plumbago in bloom, I recall a rhyme that goes like this... Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe. According to traditional British custom, the four "somethings" mentioned are meant for the bride to carry on her...
I have been waiting for new happenings to show up in my garden these days so that I could post something new but nothing out of the ordinary has been seen. Anyway, how's everyone doing? The little guy below took a while to open and before that to grow back its lush leaves. I was glad to see the first bloom opens. I...
It is easy to understand why the blooms of Strophanthus preussii are called medusa flowers. They have long appendages that can look pretty scarry at times. When wind blows really hard, they tend to tangle up, hehe... I like to see the climber flowering in great profusion so that I could see some older flowers in pale yellow and the newer ones in...