The firecracker plant (picture on the right) was in bloom. I learnt that its botanical name is Russelia equisetiformis and that, surprisingly, it too, like the snap dragon (antirrhinum) and the wish bone flower (torrenia indica), belongs to the dog flower family.
The portulacas were clearly getting a lot of the sun, judging from their size.
The colors of these flowers was quite simply breathtaking!
The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) was rather striking with its reds
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We call such plants UTF - ubiquitous tropical flora, wide spread tropical ornamentals, such that in some places, e.g., Hawaii, you have a hard time finding a native plant.
yes its a pity that in gardens plants are chosen based on their ornamental value with no regard for whether they are native or not..
Thank you for sharing your delightful pictures of flowers!
It is autumn in Northern Europe, and so even our autumn flowers are a bit off color now!
Hi,
Can you please name the third plant after Lillie's..The one with green,white and pink color leaves.I have planted it and love it absolutely.
Hey I found it .its called the Potato vine pink forest .I am yet to find the one with Maroon leaves :)
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