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.

4 comments:

  1. Flor de Mayo, Frangipangi, Plumeria take your pick. Someone like you surely has been to Hawaii and had a lei put on them, the flower is Frangipangi. Here it's called Flor de Mayo because it blooms (the most profusely) in May.
    It comes in various colours, I love that deep pink but the ones I have are white with yellow centers. It should have a good scent, some have more perfume than others.
    regards,
    Theresa

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  2. Frangipangi. Sounds like the head of an underworld syndicate.

    Is it a member of the rhododendron family? The leaves look very similar.

    A N M

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  3. Looks like a variation on the Oleanders we had in our yard when I was growing up in Phoenix. If so, they are probably poisonous...

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