Sea Hibiscus Has Seeds For Propagation Too

I have a big pot of Sea Hibiscus growing outside my gate in front of my house.

This is the colour of the Sea Hibiscus flower when newly bloomed in the morning.

It blooms all the year round but the flowers only last for a day.

By mid day, it will starts to change from yellow to the above colour and by evening, the flower will drop off from the plant.

I have propagated a few baby plants for friends using cuttings from the mother plant.

Recently, I noticed some dried seed pods on the plant. Maybe they were there before but I didn't notice them.

 Some of the seed pods were opened and I could see tiny seeds in them. So, it shows that Sea Hibiscus can multiply through seeds. I have not tried using seeds but I think plants that grow from cuttings tend to flower faster.

A flower bud (above) and a dried seed pod (below).

Everyday, there are new buds on the plant. This is a hardy plant and does not need much care.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Blessed is the man who reveres God,

but the man who doesn't care is headed for serious trouble.

(Proverbs 28:14, The Living Bible-TLB)

The Beginning Of A New Day

It is nice to walk in the park when the morning air is cool and with less people around. When we are early, we get to watch the dark sky slowly being lit up by the rising sun. The following snapshots is one of "The beginning of a new day" series in my photo gallery.

 7:10 am

 7:19 am

7:22 am

7:26

 7:30 am

After this, we left for breakfast and then back to my garden to water my plants.

Sea Hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum)

This hibiscus plant has started to flower again after I moved it to a place where it gets plenty of sunlight.

It is yellow in the morning.

 Then it changes to this pink colour around mid day. 

 Finally, it changes to deep pink before it drops off.

The flowers only last a day.

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Home cooking again for dinner because I have harvested some home grown snake long beans and red ladies fingers from my garden. From the fridge, I found a packet of minced meat and some remaining sour pineapple to cook 2 dishes for dinner.

Spicy sambal long beans, ladies fingers, pineapple, and minced meat.

 Spicy sambal stinky beans with minced meat. 

These are 2 appetizing dishes and it is not complete without some steamed multi grains rice. No leftover after dinner because I cleared everything off the plates.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

If you want favor with both God and man,

and a reputation for good judgment and common sense,

then trust the Lord completely; don't ever trust yourself.

In everything you do, put God first,

and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

(Proverbs 3:4-6, The Living Bible-TLB)

Sea Hibiscus or Talipariti - A Beautiful Gift From A Lovely Lady

Just before the Chinese New Year celebration this year, I received a beautiful gift from a lovely lady. She bought this plant from a nursery and delivered it to my house. Thank you, my dear friend!

From the Google search: The common names for this plant is Sea Hibiscus, Beach Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Baru Baru, Bebaru, etc. Its scientific name is Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell. It is a flowering shrub, needs low maintenance. Propagation through seed, stem cutting, air-layering or sucker.

This was the plant delivered to my house. It has since been transferred it to a pot. I have seen this plant before but it is not a common plant in the plant nurseries.

 So delighted to see flower buds on the plant.

 Then the flower bloomed and this is how it looks like in the morning.

 More buds means more flowers!

 Some thing had been snacking on the leaves but it was no where to be seen.

In the morning, it opens as a yellow flower.

Then it matures to dull orange, turning pink in the afternoon and shed in the evening.

  The flower last only 1 day but it is a free flowering plant.

I am keeping a look out for the seeds, so far I have yet to see one.

Linking to Floral Bliss.

For God, who gives seed to the farmer to plant,

and later on good crops to harvest and eat,

will give you more and more seed to plant and will make it grow

so that you can give away more and more fruit from your harvest.

(2 Corinthians 9:10, The Living Bible-TLB)