Spring that comes post monsoon

 Monsoon    has outperformed itself  this year as records of rainfall pertaining to   last decade has been broken this year in my region.  

These self seeders always dominate my  post monsoon Garden 

                                                      

                                                                                        

                                                                                 

Bougainvilleas steal the show post monsoon 

                                                                                 

I am recommending this Life saver succulent plant to every fellow gardener who wants to grow succulent for the first time  at their respective  place if you don't see freezing temperature as it is one of the most hardy succulent in my Garden and those star fish alike blooms are stunner. 

                                                                          

Some summer bloomers that chose post monsoon over summer season due to temperature drop post monsoon   to flourish in their prime. 

                                                           

I am observing sudden increase in population of Myna Bird from quite some time now in my region. I recently found out that they are very adaptable in diverse habitats and their breed is well established in Indian Terrain  .  

                                                                                

Garden Affair : This self seed flower tastes like Cranberry

 I have been always astounded about how Nature surprise us in the most pleasant manner. Monsoon is on a state of taking bid adieu for this year  and now in no time Autumn season will arrive in my Garden . 

Autumn season is one such season when Garden sees maximum blooming just after the spring season .The summer annuals are at their peak blooming  and just like spring even self seed plants which emerge post monsoon blooms at the mid of Autumn and continue blooming till the end of  season.

Cranberry Hibiscus or Red leafed Hibiscus which self seeds itself every year  as an annual in my Garden during Autumn  is a beautiful shrub with large red to maroon colored Hibiscus shaped  flowers with elliptical maple shaped leaves . The leaves and flowers both are edible and  even taste like Cranberry fruit. 

                                                                                    

                                                                  

Method of Growing and care 

While Cranberry Hibiscus is a hardy perennial like every other Hibiscus plant it grows well in a Full sunny area  and blooms profusely when fertilized before flowering period. The Cranberry tastes mostly comes from the leaves of plant. The juice extracted from leaves of plants has the taste of Cranberry Juice. 

                                                                 

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Garden Affair : Cranberry Hibiscus

 Hibiscus is one of the well known flower in the floral world. Its large circular blooms instantly grabs  attention of everyone whoever passes by the blooms. There has been infinite cultivars of hibiscus grown and developed in the world. Cranberry Hibiscus is one of the distinct variety of Hibiscus that is known for cranberry colored large circular blooms with distinctive maple tree alike leaves .

                                                                

The velvet leaves of cranberry hibiscus turns red from green with transition from hot to cold weather.                                                                                                                                   

Cranberry Hibiscus buds

                        The blooms are mostly maroon to red in color with some cultivars also pink shaded blooms . 

                                                                    

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Foliage Fondness

It is true that Mother nature has given plethora of colors in the flowers still we can often observe  unique shaped leaves  and different colored foliage in trees and plants  which adds color to the garden in the absence of blooms .

Here are some of the Houseplants growing at my space that have attractive foliage and add color to the Garden throughout the year

                                                             Acalypha  Plant leaves                                             

Snow bush leaves 

                                                            CALADIUM LEAVES

                                                                Purple heart Plant

                                                                                 

                                                              Dracena Leaves 

                                                                                

                                                      Cranberry Hibiscus Plant leaves 

                                                                      

                                                                      

Meanwhile an old variety of Periwinkle makes an appearance after a long time 

A Pigeon was spotted from the windowsill of the  Balcony                                                                  

                                   It looks like a storm is approaching the sky