Dawn
This is the flowers of the Barbados cherry or Malpighia Emarginata . This is a small tree or shrub growing up to 20 feet in height. My plant here is a small cutting I got from the rubbish heap into which someone in my neighborhood decided to throw their pruned branches
Just looking at these dainty tiny flowers makes me feel so happy. The flowers are hidden deep inside the branches. I think I did miss the first few blooms, it is only when I noticed the tiny pink petals on the ground I looked up to see the first blooms on my now two feet high shrub.
The fruits of this shrub are very rich in Vitamin c , but they are also said to contain vitamin A, B1, B2 and B3. These berries are also rich in bioflavanoids and carotenoids and are rich in antioxidants. They are tart and sweet with a hard pit in the middle. The make great pies juices and toppings for desserts.
I am not sure if I will get any fruits this summer as the plant is just 8 months old, but I am sure that I can look forward to a whole lot of berries the next season.
But I also think this plant will make an amazing bonsai with its deep red berries and tiny leaves. I will make sure to marcott (air layer) this plant to get a ready made bonsai.
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Question of
Do you think these flowers fit into the spring dreams challenge?
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Yes
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Question of
Do these flowers remind you of spring?
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Yes
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without a doubt, these are beautiful flowers.
Flowers do remind me of spring, they are both the rebirth of the word and the springing new of the world!
I though these were incredibly beautiful since they wee so tiny and perfect, like how you would look at an infant and go all wide eyed.
babies signify our immortality, as long as there are babies there will be (insert species name here) in the world!
The continuation of a species. Hope, life, progress and evolution of a species. True.
it is a hard and easy thing to grok!
Cherries are my favorite fruit. I like to have a sweet taste. This is great for the spring dream challenge.
They are tasty and healthy too 🙂
They are very lovely flowers. They make me smile,
I am glad to have made you smile.
It’s a beautiful spring flower. I haven’t seen him yet.
Now you did 🙂 They are so tiny that it is easy to overlook them.
Love the small blooms as much as the large ones. Pink is always nice.
All flowers are heavens smiles. 🙂