Here's one entry for the holiday season. We may not get a white Christmas here in Malaysia, but we can have a white flowered Christmas...well, not purely white, but with a touch of green. Wishing all my friends a joyous festive season and happy holidays.
Bishop's Crown Chilli (Capsicum baccatum) blooms
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| The bishop's crown chilli (C. baccatum). This is one with seven petals. |
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| Another C. baccatum flower - five petals. |
The Wind Orchid flower (Neofinetia falcata)
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| The wind orchid, N. falcata. Smells of jasmine and vanilla at night. |
Lemon Basil
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| The only basil in flower on the balcony. This is to ensure that the seeds I get will not be of a hybrid with the sweet or thai basil. |
Lovely White Christmas at your balcony. Hope you drop by sometime when you are free, we have a Liebster blog for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's still a white Christmas at your balcony:) I wonder if Diana thought of the caption because she visited here before she came over. I liked it.
ReplyDeleteBishop's chillies are unique. Used to grow them.
Happy New Year!
I have learnt a lot from you. Keep up the good work and hope to see more of your posts next year. Happy New Year 2012!
ReplyDelete@Diana: Thanks so much for the award. New Year Resolution - Look for blogs to pass the award to :-) Thanks so much for the seeds. Keep you posted when I plant them.
ReplyDelete@One: Do you get trouble with fruit set of Bishops Crown? I have no pollinators and since the flower face downwards, knocking the plant doesn't help. Its tedious having to hand pollinate them
@Autumn Belle: Thanks Autumn Belle. Likewise, I've learned a lot from your blog. Have a good year ahead.
Never seen a chili flower like that one.
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