December 1, 2011

Never showing the heart ...!

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus
Sleeping hibiscus, Ladies teardrop, Turk's cap or Firecracker hibiscus is a shrub from tripical regions of Mexico. It looks like an unopened hibiscus flower. It is a spreading shrub 2-3 m high. Leaves are densely clothed in velvety hairs. Flowers are borne solitary in leaf axils and are of 2-3 inches long. In my childhood i wondered about this plant why it is never opening and i was sad that it is falling off without ever showing the world! This photograph i took on 6th September 2011 in the terrace of my friends' home.. a lot of thanks to him.

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