Garden Blogger's Bloom Day July 2019

 Lilac lagerstroemia speciosa aka insulin tree, Queen of flowers, Benaba, Queen crape myrtle

 The leaves of the lagerstroemia are used to treat diabetes, diarrhea and other diseases.

 A red carpet of Delonix Regia petals, aka Flamboyant, Royal Poinciana and Gul mohar in India

 Callistemon aka bottle brush an Australian native.

 Plumeria aka Frangipani,  singapore plumeria

 Ground Orchids are loving the rain

 Quisqualis aka Rangoon creeper in full bloom for the first time after a good pruning. They can be very invasive.

 Petunias still going strong after the rain last night.

Poutria lucuma aka cannistel, egg fruit first one on this tree.

 Dragon fruit

 Hello and welcome to Garden Blogger's Bloom Day where gardeners around the globe post what is blooming in their gardens. We have had some badly needed showers over the weekend. The plants are loving it. It is too wet to do much in the garden today so I will be running errands. To see more blooming gardens please go over to Carol's blog at www.maydreamsgardens
Have a great week gardening!

A countryside jaunt

Last week with my two good friends Virginia and Dawn in tow, we decided to take a quick trip into the countryside to the eastern parishes of St. Andrew , St. Joseph and St. John.

We were on a mission looking for some thunbergia grandilflora  both white and blue. I had seen some growing in the wild in Chalky Mount  St. Andrew when I had hiked there a few weeks ago.

The views were spectacular.

An Anthurium farm and health spa nestled into the hillside in the distance.

We also came across this plant I believe it is a clerodendron growing in the wild.

This magnificent display  by the allamanda cherry jubilee, yellow allamanda and purple ruellia.

A cute holiday home  in St. John with a view to die for.

We stopped to check out this quisqualis or rangoon creeper that had run amok.

It is a beautiful vine  BUT I would have to contain it.

Or else I will be having  huge problems.

An older style house reflecting our Colonial past

Yes, may I ask why are you staring and pointing that thing at me? Go ahead then, point and shoot fool! Are you happy now? Then be on your way and do not tarry! Maaaaa.

To be continued............