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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Meet Ms Flamenco


Meet Ms Flamenco.

Remember how I wanted a frilly hibiscus plant but got a normal red one (with a beautiful deep red centre) instead?

Well, a visit to World Farm last Saturday settled that "problem".

We brought home Ms Flamenco. She is a HUGE frilly hibiscus plant standing at about 1.2m tall. So big that with my macro lens, I couldn't really take a good picture of her at full size standing in my small balcony.

I named her as Flamenco, after the traditional Spanish dress, which typically comes in a strong colour like bright fire engine red and has those distinctive and rather flamboyant ruffles.

Picture from here

She is really a very pretty plant - my cell-group friend came over and commented that she looks like an apple tree, with all those big red flowers drooping over because of their weight.

12 comments:

  1. Well now... ain't yo garden a purty sight!

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  2. You name your plants? How sweet! Yes, I can imagine how beautiful Ms Flamenco is!

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  3. Ting, I only name selected ones.. hehe. She is a really beautiful plant. The Husband likes to say it is his plant because he bought it.

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  4. Beautiful!!! Wish I can take a peek at your balcony!

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  5. It's so beautiful!!!
    Anyway i have invited you for a game. Check out my blog!

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  6. Ms Flamenco is a fitting name for this exotic beauty. Shes hot!

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  7. Beautiful Ms Flamenco !
    Now I'm tempted to want one too :)

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  8. Thank you Yin Mei! I can't wait to see your full garden too.. but you are so faaarrrrr away...

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  9. Thanks Malar! I'd be dropping by your blog right away!

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  10. Thanks Autumn Belle and Rummi! I really like the strong colours from flamenco dresses.. :)

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  11. Oh, I was at World Farm and saw some beautiful ones yesterday. Was tempted to buy one for myself but ended up buying a bunch of flowering plants for the school garden.

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