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.
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:
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
Is it scented?
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
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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