What I notice about the hibiscus flower is that it doesn't fade as the day gets hotter. It remains just as beautiful under the mid-day sun even after the leaves has started to droop as a result of the heat. The same applies to the plucked flowers. It remains fresh the whole day and only start to fade after sunset.
This is my H. rosa-sinensis "Scarlet Giant". I grow it as an ornamental plant in a flower pot. It is 'The Beauty Queen' everytime it blooms in my garden. It is blooming today!
Hey, do you like her?
This is the mum. The 5 little baby birds has grown up and flew off the nest together with the whole family.
I am delighted to dedicate my post today to Bangchik from Putrajaya, Malaysia of My Little Vegetable Garden blog. Bangchik has green fingers and his specialty is in growing vegetables.
1. Now, do head over to May Dreams Garden to see what's happening today around the world today.
2. I am linking in to Fertilizer Friday too, hosted by Tootsie at Tootsietime.
Have a great weekend!
Beautiful photographs again Belle..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
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Beautiful blooms, glad the turtle cannot climb or it would be eating the blooms. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteAB, lovely hibiscus! Of course, your turtle is a true star, too. Happy bloom day, my friend!
ReplyDeleteOh, seems like your turtle has the same taste as I, just love your Hibiscus flowers :)
ReplyDeleteBig hibiscus flowers, as well as your turtle :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Hibiscus. I have your first one, but when it full open, it changes the color to orange (the bud color is red). Beautiful! Happy gardening!
ReplyDeleteLovely Hibiscus blossoms! I must confess however that I was most attracted to the photo of your shelled buddy, Blastoise. I want to get some little red eared sliders for my pond. I think turtles are so cool! I have heard from some that they like to wander away. It doesn't sound like you have that problem with Blastoise.
ReplyDeleteYour hibiscus are beautiful! They aren't hardy here, but I keep one in a container and bring it inside for the winter. For the first time it got infested with whiteflies, and I had to cut it way back. I hope it will still bloom when it goes back outdoors in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteBlastoise is so sweet. I love turtles and tortoises. My first pet was a turtle, and he slept in a big turkey roasting pan!
Hi, everyone! Happy Morning and thank you for your visit and nice comments.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about Blastoise, he can't wander out because my house is surrounded by brick wall. It's funny though he never venture out of the house via the gate which is his only escape! He does wander into my dinning room. He selected his own abode which is under the hibiscus shrubs.
Ami, I'd like to have a hibiscus that changes colour.
Gardengirl, luckily nobody accidently roasted your turtle :P
Gorgeous blog, gorgeous photo's! Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn Belle. Oh, your Scarlet Giant is so gorgeous. You have such pretty hibiscus's. Balstoise is easy to please and earns his keep in bug exterminator LOL!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, all of them. I think the hibiscus someone gave me last year is not coming back.
ReplyDeleteHappy Bloom Day.
Hi Autumn Belle, i am back. Your hibiscus photos here are beautifully composed, but i love the story of Blastoise and the birds. I strongly appreciate your love for the endangered and those in distress, you will get good karma for that. hehe. I wish to rejoin your hibiscus photos but i forgot again my USB cable in the house though i have the camera with me. OMG, i even lost one Olympus battery in that rubber conference, accidentally dropped maybe from my pocket. It depressed me!
ReplyDeleteBelle, I can't grow hibiscus, so I loved looking at your beautiful photographs. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms for a wonderful morning for me :-D Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDeliciously exotic pictures, thank you! You talk about eating hibiscus flowers, and they are so pretty they'd look great in salads. (I use the humble nasturtium) Also delicious in drinks, preserved in sugar solution! However they are quite rare over here so thank you for sharing yours. How old is Blastoise? Does the name mean something? Lucky fellow dining on beauty
ReplyDeleteGreat flower photos and a cute bird, seems great that the bird family did make it! :D
ReplyDeleteLovely photos Autumn. How nice to have a pet tortoise and useful too, since he eats insects.
ReplyDeleteBeeeautiful hibiscus Autumn Belle. That scarlet giant is to die for! I am happy to hear that the baby birds you saved, have now flown the coop.
ReplyDeleteI thought at first that little bird was stuffed. But it is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI think this hibiscus is a good choice for GBBd! Wonderful color. Very unusual and super pretty!
aloha,
ReplyDeleteoh how nice to see your hibiscus flower also and i see that your turtle, loves to eat the spent flowers, great idea!
Hi, Jo, Lona, NellJean, Andrea, Pam, Stephanie, Marian, Aaron, Tina, Melanie, Helen, Rosey, Noel. I'm so glad to see you here.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, I hope you get hold of your USB cable soon. I know you have many gorgeous photos to share.
Blastoise was named by my teenage son after a pokemon character, a game which he enjoys playing. He certainly is a hero here, helping me 'exterminate' garden pests. He's a real bug buster!
The mommy bird I photograph here is actually smaller that a sparrow. They are all slim and dark grey, almost black. Maybe she had just done a 'shake' with her feathers when I am taking the photo. I also have to zoom in to maximum using my point and shoot, therefore it is not very clear. The are all very happy birds. They have some family visitors too during the stay atop my red palm tree. It was really fun listening to their happy chirpping in the morning. I have witnessed the 5 little bird learning how to fly, all at the same time, from my palm to the Longan tree nearby.
wow, blastoise seems pretty cool, eating bugs, pretty blooms, enjoying life in and out of the house.
ReplyDeleteReally showy hibiscus!
I love hibiscus flowers and yours are so beautiful. I didn't know that tortoises eat the flowers. How delicious :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhat unique blooms you have - Hibiscus are house plants here! thanks so much for sharing! Paula in Idaho
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Hibiscus plants and what a cute tortoise too.
ReplyDeleteJessica
It's so wonderful to have a garden at our home. :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely Snaps Autumn Belle! We too grow it as an ornamental plant in a pot. Its round and bushy with variegated leaves and its been flowering these day, adding so much RED ard the house. Thx for sharing.
ReplyDeletehibiscus does not grow outside here...it is too delicate for our harsh climate!!! it certainly is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much for sharing such gorgeous flowers and photos this weeks!