Saturday, February 13, 2010

name that stem




I promised a bit of democracy in my last post.


That was not exactly true.  What I need is a self-proclaimed plant expert.


My garden is filled with many plants I have never seen.  One in particular has baffled me -- and most of the people who walk by my place on the malecon.


These are the vitals.  It is a shrub with a stout trunk and leggy limbs.  The leaves are similar to a lilac -- as are the flowers.  But they are not as tightly bunched.  And the flowers are a brilliant red.


The flowers at issue are photographed above.


Any ideas?


Experts need to apply only by making a comment.