These are photos of the hibiscus bush photographed 24 hours ago and blogged 10 hours ago. The photos below show how they have changed since then. Click on photos to enlarge and read commentary..
This is the bud from 24 hours ago..
Both of the flowers that were emerging 24 hours ago have matured into their full glory and now shriveled up and fallen off the bush.
An emerging flower will no doubt be unfurled tomorrow.
There are now eleven more buds on the bush.
This is the twelfth bud, which has been severed by something. Possibly Leaf cutter ants, although I don’t see evidence of them on the bush.
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Wonderful 😀
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A day in the life of ~ ~ ~ A magnificent “time lapse” of the hibiscus!
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I had said before that I thought they only lasted as day, but they bloom so profusely that I never had proof of it before. So many things in nature have such a brief life. I guess only man has devised a way to prolong it.
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Amazing!
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What a grand looking bloom.
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I know.. Every flower has one petal bent over like that.. or at least the ones I’ve caught sight of.
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🌹🌷
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My hibiscus had been doing fantastic this year but I have been finding little green worms on it and they are eating my buds! Arg.
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