ラベル Blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) の投稿を表示しています。 すべての投稿を表示
ラベル Blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) の投稿を表示しています。 すべての投稿を表示

Plumbago Auriculata (Blue Plumbago) 瑠璃茉莉(ルリマツリ)

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is plumbago auriculata, or more commonly cape leadwort or blue plumbago. The pale violet flowers are so beautiful!!

It's been very hot and humid in Japan (i.e., typical Japanese summer!), and I don't see almost no flowers naturally growing these days in my neighborhood. I thought that most flowers were dead because of the harsh weather and that I'd run out of photos to post on this blog when I found a garden nearby overflowing with these blue plumbago flowers (see the 2nd photo!). The pale blue flowers and green leaves were so beautiful and refreshing😊   

Plumbago auriculata 瑠璃茉莉

Blue plumbago ルリマツリ

Cabbage White Butterfly モンシロチョウ(紋白蝶)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I thought it was a common grass yellow butterfly  at first but it's not so yellow and its spots, which should be black, a...