I cannot find a title for my flowers, then i remember an old song..."Roses are red my love, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet my love, and i'm as sweet as you". I don't know if that is correct, but i got my title there.
This plant is now invading most street sides in our area in the province. It has been there maybe just a few years ago, starting as maybe one then its invasiveness now conquered most open marginal lands. Maybe i am the only person who is happy with them, mostly because of its violet/bluish flowers. I have actually posted them 2 yrs ago, but every after the first rains they emerge beautifully, from the dormant seeds during our dry season. I guess this is not a native here, as there's none of it during our childhood years. Our barren streets now look landscaped.
this is one side of the barangay street
the plants are so lovely after the rains during at night, they open in the morning
it is now invading the grasslands, but i love the way i cropped this scene
it has a short growing period so flowering is quick and simultaneous
Don't you just love it?
small insects hide or maybe eat among the plants and flowers, look at that tiny green hopper
the last time i visited, i saw lots of this flowers with eaten petals, but leaving the throat
This is the culprit, i wonder what this will become, maybe a moth. I wonder
why they leave the throat uneaten!
this planthopper is also very tiny, shorter than half a centimeter
This is the bend a few meters from our house, it might not be beautifully landscaped-looking at the moment, but wait a little and this area will be fully teeming with bluish-violet flowers, Ruellia tuberosa.
I searched a little and found that it also has a lot of medicinal and useful properties, some of which are anti-inflamatory, antilipidemia, lower glycemic index, antioxidant, and a lot more. In fact, may studies have been done on it, as compiled by a herbal-medicinal site. In Ayurvedic medicine mostly, all parts of the plants are studied and used.
At the moment our side of the property already has some singly growing plants. I am sure in just a few years, our street sides will also be having this plants, and by then it is already a noxious weed.
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Very nice... I can understand why you like that plant... We have some invasive wildflowers here ---but they are SO pretty when they bloom. The little blue flowers on your plants are just so pretty.... We have a ground cover here (Vinca Minor) with little blue flowers in spring.... It is also invasive --but does a good job keeping the weeds away (which I like).....
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Hi Betsy, i must confess, wildflowers in cold climes have much bigger flowers and more colorful. This one is not native, so it is invasive. The predators are still trying to munch on them! Thanks for dropping by. Best regards also to George.
DeleteBeautiful and I am so glad you linked to Wildflower Wednesday. I appreciate all of you who share your wildflowers~Your posts educate me. Have a good weekend, gail
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Gail, i have long been a fan of your meme since it started during our early blogging days. It is just that i often forget that, hehe!
DeleteThanks Linda, i went to your blogpost today.
ReplyDeleteHello Andrea. Long time no see. Your violets are very pretty. As to why those caterpillars should only eat the leaves, I guess they have lots to go at and so just eat the best bits to their liking.
ReplyDeleteI like the pretty ground cover - the little flowers are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe blue flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty flowers. Love their color.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of these pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Floral Friday Fotos meme, I hope to see more of your photos in the weeks ahead!