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Cereusly azul

Posted in Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, tagged blue wall, Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD), flowers, Mexico, Night Blooming Cereus, Oaxaca, photos, rooftop garden on May 29, 2023| 3 Comments »

Early Sunday morning on the rooftop terrace…

Night blooming cereus against the blue wall. By 9:00 AM, its twelve hours of beauty was gone.

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Ready for their close-ups

Posted in Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, tagged Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD), flowers, garden color, hibiscus, Mexico, Oaxaca, photos, rooftop garden on September 28, 2022| 8 Comments »

Several weeks ago, at the weekly Friday market on Calle del Refugio, I bought a hibiscus plant in a 6 inch pot. It had a single brilliant yellow with red highlights flower, but was filled with promise from multiple buds. I immediately transplanted it into a larger pot and it has proceeded to put on quite a show. As one flower folds up and falls off, another opens to take its place.