grace
“Full many a gem of the purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves of the ocean bear.
Full many a flower is bloomed to blush unseen
And wastes its fragrance in the desert air”
Poem by Thomas Grey – Elegy in the Country Churchyad.
My garden has several such flowers that have a pride of place. I respect them and even collect them from jungles. If they happen to just arrive I keep them there and nurture them.
One such flower is what we call Tiger claw” It resembles the tiger’s claw and therefore has that name. It has come on its own and shows itself up at the first shower.
It is a creeper. Caterpillars love that plant but I drive them away. If I am not alert the whole creeper is devoured by the caterpillar
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Have you seen this flower?
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Yes
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No
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Such an interesting flower!
Never got to seeing it again.
I put a wrong comment here That was meant for another flower. This flower booms every year
A beautiful flower and a little unusual. I haven’t seen her yet.
It is mostly seen in the wilderness
That’s a very pretty flower, Grace, but I don’t believe I have seen it before!
If you go into the jungles you are sure to find it!!
One more good reason to return to India 😀
I do not think you will be able to cover the whole of India in your life time!!!
I doubt even if someone lived their whole life in India, they could truly cover the whole country. But you won’t stop me trying 🙂
I have covered just a small portion. And if you can do it that will be in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Good Luck
This is really a beautiful flower.
I have other wild flowers in my garden.