 The double flower of this specimen is a rare sight indeed, unlike the single-whorled Allamanda cathartica. The increased complexity of form, colour and texture enhances its appeal as
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 It belongs to the cucurbita family, which includes squash and cucumbers. Believed to have originated in Central America, dating back over 7000 – 5500 B. C. |
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 From lucid tints to deep shades of vermillion and leaf-green, the charm of colour subtleties is reflected in this light-suffused watercolour rendering of 'the mellow rose of China'. |
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 An ormanental tree that is native to Asia, and grows up to a height of 30 feet. Its showy huge clusters of pink, red, mauve, lavender and white flowers last for months. |
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 Love is patient and kind; Love is not jealous or boastful;
It is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way;
It is not irritable or resentful; It does not rejoice at wrong,
but rejoices in the right things.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things.
Love never ends. |
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 A denizen of wastelands, this shrub is becoming increasingly rare. The five-petaled mauve-pink flower is distinguished by two contrasting sets of stamens, one with straight stalks and the other with straight proximal and curved distal sections. |
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 These are tropical plants found in S.E. Asia and Northern Australia. The pitcher releases a pool of water to trap its prey. This most unusual leaf first looks like a normal leaf, then develops a tendril at its tip which further develops into a pitcher. |
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 A flower in full bloom, another that has withered, a few old sheaths, empty and dehydrated – all on the same branch, are as visually engaging as a cluster of flaming new blooms. |
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 Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? |
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