Miniature flowers 4

Dear friends,
The flowers you see in my previous pages are miniature flowers. They are sometimes around 3mm in diameter and you need to look closely with naked eye for the details.

I took these pictures and post in this blog in the hope that all of us can appreciate the beauty of this miniature flowers.

While I had to take numerous shots for each flowers, the ones chosen is to highlight its characteristic which I find in them. Below are some of my observations:

Subang Nenek is aptly called because it does look like our grandmother’s ear rings not so long ago.

Rambutan flowers are so small that I find it important for us to appreciate its looks before eating the fruits. It has two globules like a pair of eyes with 2 snouts out of it.

Kedondong flowers looks like a triple layer cake made out of jelly.

Naga buana is a medicinal plant where the roots are crushed to make a poultice for boils , with red flowers growing underneath the leaves and look like some blood clot or nerve endings.

Ati-ati grows easily and comes in either green leaves or red leaves. The flowers are hung on a stalk and if look closely looks like medieval shoes hung for fairies to use.

Periok kera flowers are usually not seen, unlike the pitcher itself. The pitcher is used to trap food for the plants.

Cocoa is made into drinks and use for baking. But it does have medicinal value and the flowers have its own spoons on the side.

Globba pendula is a plant usually seen in the forest with flowers that remind me of a dragon.

Lengkuas or galangal we use for our cooking but the flowers too can be eaten and I believe we can learn from the inclination of its stamen for our streets lights.

Jack-in-the-bush has a bunch of flowers tied up together

Bunga pagar or usually called bunga tahi ayam have terrible smell. But the colours make up for the smell to attract animals. The buds look like a bow and it is really a mystery gift for us, humans.

Chives we eat by frying and it also gives a bouquet of flowers for us to see.

Rubber flowers come in inflorescence and have the smell of jasmine.

We see spider plants in our pots but to me it looks like a ballerina turned upside down. The stamen looks like ballet slippers.

Hempedu Bumi or andrographis paniculata is famous for its medicinal value to lower blood pressure. We usually see these flowers with spots of purple but in this case it looks like two men fishing.

I do hope you would be able to see what I see in them and maybe more. If so do write it your comments.

Thank You