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.
Native to Eastern Africa, naturalized around the world. A sweet creeper with a dark maroon or purplish black inner tube to add the beauty. Ideal for hanging pots, arches, pillars, trellis and even as a ground cover. While working at Palakkad (Kerala), i brought one plant from Yelagiri Hills (Tamil Nadu) in 1993 and nurtured on a polythene bag. On a night while inspecting to observe its growth, i stumbled upon a soft object and moved to the light. To my surprise it was a baby viper calmly coiled at the base! Now, years later, i enjoy the profuse flowering just outside my lab in Mysore (Karnataka). While relishing the beauty, i couldn't resist but snap it on a rainy day.
