Thankful Thursday and
Little Things Thursday
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| Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, September 29, 2019 |
I am thankful to have flowers that bloom in the Autumn! This is a Confederate Rose Hibiscus,
Hibiscus mutabilis. They are tall perennials with large pink blooms that get darker as they age.
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| Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, September 30, 2019 |
Here is the same bloom a day later with a new freshly opened bloom behind it. The legend behind the name 'Confederate Rose' is that the blooms turn as red as the blood shed by Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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| Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, October 1, 2019 |
Then the next day, the first bloom has dropped to the ground, the second day's bloom is turning red, and a new bloom is open!
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...they look like pink snowballs.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall ever seeing one of these before. It's gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful...I like that you included the difference in colors in the lifetime of each bloom...very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThose are just lovely. With our heat and dry weather we don't have much left that is still growing. Thanks for linking up today.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard that before...how interesting! I've seen these bloom though and they are spectacular. The ruffles make you want to pick up some tissue paper and make paper flowers!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. I am going to try growing a cold hardy Hibiscus next year and hope it survives winter.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful indeed!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms, and it's fun to learn how plants got their names.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning flower. I've never seen one like it before.
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