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Japanese variegated hibiscus

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Japanese variegated hibiscus

Japanese variegated hibiscus, originally uploaded by malyousif.

I wasn’t very sure that this hibiscus would survive in my garden as it was looking rather poorly for quite a while, but am I really happy that it has filled out all of a sudden and today I see it has this glorious flower on it. Very pretty isn’t it?

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What gives?

Gardening

Frances got me this Passiflora from her last trip to the UK which is labelled “Caerulea Constance Eliott” which is a completely white cultivar

Passiflora - label

… one that I was so looking forward to – but after months of it being in the ground, I am surprised today to see that a “regular” Passiflora had bloomed!

Passiflora - NOT Constance Eliott!

What gives?

Yes it is still beautiful, but but but…

Framed!

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Framed!

Framed!, originally uploaded by malyousif.

The four buds have fully bloomed. Now I can fully admire it for as long as it will allow me to do so. This is most certainly worth the wait.

I’ve got another one that I potted last year and it hasn’t flowered yet. I don’t expect it to (no cold spell has hit it) but the huge leaves certainly add character to the corner it is in.

The water hyacinths have opened

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The water hyacinth has opened

The water hyacinth has opened, originally uploaded by malyousif.

I got three water hyacinths yesterday for the pond, as well as a top-up of the butterfly plant and a little dogweed to provide shade for the fish especially now that the temperature in Bahrain is on the increase, and to add colour and texture to the pond as well.

I chose the three hyacinths which were in bud stage so that they can flower in the pond and hopefully for the flowers to stay a little longer.

I didn’t expect that they would flower so soon though, but of course I am very happy to have them in my garden.