Watching The Tobouchina Flowers Turn To Seeds.

I had earlier done a post about this Tobouchina plant and shared photos of its beautiful purple flowers. For the article and photos, you can click here. Today, I will be sharing photos on the different stages of the flowers changing to seeds.

 Lovely Purple Tobouchina flowers in my garden.

 Some of the flowers have withered.

The dried flower petals have dropped off....

 leaving behind the base of the flower (receptacle and the ovary).

 Waiting to see what will become of these.

This appears after a few days. This must be the seed.

More seeds appearing.

The black seeds have broke through the flower base.

On a closer look, this is how the seeds look like. It is segmented.

 As it matured, the segments are separated and dropped to the ground.

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My Pink Rain Lilies or Pink Fairy Lilies.

 After raining for a few days, my pink lilies are blooming. 

Even those sandwiched between flower pots and bricks are also blooming.

Even the White Lilies are competing with the Pink lilies to show off their beauty.

Linking to Floral Bliss.

Don't be concerned about the outward beauty that depends

on jewelry, or beautiful clothes, or hair arrangement.

Be beautiful inside, in your hearts, with the lasting charm

of a gentle and quiet spirit that is so precious to God.

That kind of deep beauty was seen in the saintly women of old,

who trusted God and fitted in with their husbands' plans.

(1 Peter 3:3-5, The Living Bible-TLB)

A Tobouchina Plant Growing In My Garden.

Few months back, I was weeding my garden one morning and I came across a small plant just about 3 to 4 inches tall growing in one of the flower pots. The leaves are like a plant I have seen before while we were in Fraser's Hill. I dug out the small plant and transferred it to a small pot.

I didn't know the name of the plant so I googled and found that it is called Tobouchina. Some of its common names are Glory Bush, Glory Tree and Princess Flowers.

This familiar looking plant has grown beautifully in its own pot.

It is a fast growing plant and enjoys full sun.

One fine day, I noticed signs of flower buds.

The bud nearest to the fence will be blooming soon.

More buds.

The plant is full of purple buds.

Close up view of the flower buds and I caught a black beetle on a leaf.

Feeling excited waiting for the first flower to open.

Ahh! Here it is! Such a pretty flower.

The big buzzing black bees with yellow stripes love these flowers. I couldn't get any proper snapshots because they were too busy moving from flower to flower.

The branches are fighting for space with my other plants. So far I haven't noticed any seeds forming. I don't know how this seedling got into my garden in the first place.

I am glad to have this plant in my garden. It is easy to grow and easy to take care and the flowers are plentiful and pretty. Thank God for blessing me with this Glory Bush with Princess flowers.

Linking to Floral Bliss.

"But the good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept

God's message and produce a plentiful harvest for God - thirty, sixty,

or even a hundred times as much as was planted in their hearts."

(Mark 4:20, The Living Bible-TLB)