I love this zinnia sticking up above its bed of green.
See also, Cee’s Perfect Rose: HERE.
John and Cleo’s Zinnia: Flower of the Day, Sept 8
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Can anyone guess what flower this is? FOTD Sept 7, 2020
(No fair. It is actually the calyx that the huge yellow hibiscus from a few days ago fell off of! It’s so pretty that I just left it in the vase.)
This morning, it looks like this: (Click on photos to enlarge.)
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Yellow Hibiscus: FOTD, Sept 4, 2020
Sadly, my neighbor Tomas passed away in his sleep a few days ago. When his wife Dolores left yesterday to go back to the states, she brought me the containers from a meal I’d taken over to them, as well as this beautiful yellow hibiscus. It was dinner-plate sized and more gorgeous than I was able to capture, probably because it was night before I thought to take a photo and no natural light was available. R.I.P. Tomas and safe travels, Dolores. Click on photos to enlarge.
Royal Poinciana after Rain: FOTD, Sep 3, 2020
FOTD Sept 2, 2020
Tomorrow’s Flower: FOTD Sept 1, 2020
Fourth Generation: FOTD, Aug 31, 2020
I believe I planted this hibiscus about four months ago and this is the fourth round of blooming. It is still pretty much a single stalk which sprouts three to five blossoms at a time, with one or two coming into full bloom at a time. The strange thing about this plant, however, is that each bloom seems to have different characteristics. I probably have more than a dozen different varieties of hibiscus in my yard, but all of the others have a pretty consistent shape that each flower is a duplicate of. It’s as though this plant, however, gives me little surprises every time it blooms.
Hibiscus Low-Rider: FOTD, Aug 30, 2020
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For some reason, this hibiscus, planted at the same time as two others that are now three feet high or more, prefers to remain at ground level. Click on images to enlarge.
Whirligig: FOTD, Aug 29, 2020
I don’t know if this hibiscus is in the act of opening up or closing down, but it makes for a novel capture. First time I’ve ever seen one do this.
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Dinner and Diner : FOTD, Aug 28, 2020
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I can’t bring it upon myself to kill these invaders, but my hibiscus plants pay the price. They get relocated to the spare lot. At this rate, it will be a relocation camp for caterpillars and snails! This guy was a huge one.
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