Pigface Flowers

I took these pictures earlier this year in my sister's garden, they flower during Spring to Summer. It is commonly called "pigface" is supposed to refer to the resemblance of the flowers to a pig's face. . . but i could not see the connection (lol).

This plant can spread up to 2 metres or more it has thick, succulent leaves, the flowers are daisy-like but smaller They usually have mauve to purple petals and a white centre.

Unknown Flowers

I like taking pictures of flowers, but I am very poor in remembering their names just like the plants above, I took this one in a nursery and check the name of the plants, but I forget to write it down.

I took this one on the side of the road on my daily walk. Do you have any idea what is the name of this plant?

One of my succulent plants, I got it from my siste but she also don't know the name, I took this picture just after the rain.

Weeping bottlebrush tree

"Bottlebrush" the name was derive from the plant's flowers, which look like brushes for cleaning bottles. Bottlebrushes are among the hardiest of Australian native plants. I like the bold red flower but I have also seen pink and cream bottlebrush. We a lot of them in our neigbourhood, it attracts a lot of birds. Bottlebrush are very low maintenance and if you cut them back you will be rewarded of lots of flowers on the next season.

Mother's Day Flowers

To the one who bears the sweetest name,

And luster to the same, long life to her,

For there is no other who takes the place of my Dear Mother

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !

Since mother day is just around the corner, I compiled my favourite photos of flowers with some inspirtional quotes about Mothers. It is my way of celebrating motherhood.

You can check it on my other blog, Mum's Kitchen table.

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Hibiscus

I took these photos at Royal Botanic Garden, in Sydney last summer, The name 'Hibiscus' comes from hibiskos, the old Greek name for the common marshmallow. It doesn't look like a marsmallow to me, it looks like more of a trumpet.

I remember when I was young, if I have pigsa (boil), my mum will chop some gumamela leaves and flowers (hibiscus) and apply it on my pigsa, cover it with cloth. It does work, pumutok yon pigsa.