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Thunbergia mysorensis, the Mysore trumpetvine [2] or lady's slipper vine, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. A woody-stemmed evergreen, this vine is native to southern tropical India. [4] The specific epithet mysorensis is derived from the city of Mysore. [4]
Boerhavia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is commonly known as punarnava (meaning that which rejuvenates or renews the body in Ayurveda), [2] red spiderling, [1] spreading hogweed, [1] or tarvine. [1] It is taken in herbal medicine for pain relief and other uses.
The national flower of Nicaragua is known as the sacuanjoche (plumeria rubra). The sacuanjoche flower (Plumeria) grows on a conical tree that flowers around May. Sacuanjoche flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, and simply dupe their pollinators.
The flowering season lasts from late June to early July, in which the plant bears white flowers about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. The longevity of an individual flower is 2–3 days, when the plant also starts to develop small, yellow to yellow-red, egg-shaped, fleshy, and multiseeded fruits, which mature from September to October.
It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. Its most striking feature is the color of its flowers, a vivid deep blue; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long by 3 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide. Some varieties yield white flowers and pink.
The leaves are round and glossy, 2–12 cm (0.8–4.7 in) long, have toothed margins and grow in alternate patterns along the vines. Small green flowers are borne on axillary cymes. The fruit is a 3-valved capsule, which dehisces to reveal bright red arils that cover the seeds. All parts of the plant are poisonous. [9]
Lycium barbarum illustration from Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885, Gera, Germany.. Lycium barbarum is a deciduous woody shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 metres (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in).
Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Canna, 1919, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia The American artist Georgia O'Keeffe is best known for her close-up, or large-scale flower paintings, [1] which she painted from the mid-1920s through the 1950s. [2]
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