Saluting every life with a flower each day! Flowers are soul of the planet, blooming to play music with silent notes. Smile at them as they are sweet hearted!! Only the photographs taken by me are uplinked. I lean heavily to http://www.flowersofindia for flower identification and descriptions. Looking forward to valuable comments and suggestions.
October 18, 2011
Curious boat travellers ...
Scientific name: Tradescantia spathacea
Moses in the Cradle, Oysterplant, Boatlily, Moses-in-a-boat is a succulent herb occurs naturally in the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. It has a dense cluster of sturdy 6-12” long sword-shaped leaves arising from a trunk like stem. The leaves are beautiful with a dark teal-tinged forest green on top and vivid violet underneath. This garden plant is raised for its beautiful foliage and can be grown for bedding, rock gardens and even in containers. The small white three-petaled flowers are hidden in boat-shaped purple bracts nestled in the leaf axils. This flower was shot on 31st August 2011 just from a potted plant kept in front of the lab where i work.
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