15 December 2009

WW- Cobaea

This Cobaea (Cup and Sauver Vine) was photographed on 12 December still going strong. The vine had and still has buds coming on. The plant is a perennial but not in England - it is a native of Mexico (or thereabouts). We are surprised to see it still going strong so close to Christmas. This week's entry for the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of Wordless Wednesday.

27 comments:

CalumCarr said...

Beautiful.

jams o donnell said...

Thanls Calum. Glad you like it!

Unknown said...

If it's a vine then you don't have to worry on buying a garland :)

All you need is add a few Christmas ornaments and voila! Instant Christmas decor in your garden ;)

Happy Ruby Tuesday!

jams o donnell said...

Haha Joanne a great idea... so long as the frost we had overnight haven't killed them off!

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Great flower. I never seen the purple one before just yellow.

eastcoastlife said...

I love the beautiful deep purple colour! Hope it survives past Christmas. :)

Sreisaat said...

I also love the color, but the flower looks unusual to me. Pardon me. I hope it survives the harsh English winter though.


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James Higham said...

Your home must be an exciting place, Jams.

Carver said...

What a treat to have that beautiful flower still blooming. Almost like a Christmas gift.

Marice said...

that looks more of a lip! interesting!

u may view mine here

Nevin said...

beautiful.... I love the contrast of 3 distinct colors...

black, purple and green... very nice Jams.

jams o donnell said...

Thanks everyone

CherryPie said...

Wow! that is beautiful, I love the colours :-)

SandyCarlson said...

A delightful blossom, to be sure. You captured it beautifully.

Inday said...

professionally done. and it's beautiful!

Lori said...

What the???? Ive never seen anything like it...beautiful and weird. Great shot. Happy WW:)

Indrani said...

This is beautiful.
I love the rich purple color.

Randi said...

Perfect shot of one of my favorites. I save the seeds every autumn.
Happy WW

jams o donnell said...

Thanks everyone!

Sukhmandir Kaur said...

It's really interesting looking and such a deep purple. It's so alive it almost appears primeval.

catsynth said...

That is a really interesting flower - I am not familiar with Cobaea.

It does seem like plants are staying green and/or in bloom a bit longer. It felt like that when I was back in New York in November, much greener than I recall it a couple of decades ago.

jams o donnell said...

Catsynth, Sukhmandir, THanks!

Quasi Serendipita said...

That's lovely! I have fuschias opening in my garden - in December, in London!

Beth F said...

Wow! Great job.

Gabriel said...

That's a stunning picture, Jams!!!

It looks just great on a big monitor. :-)

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Beautiful flower and shot.

Ayie said...

This is such a great shot, beautiful!

happy WW!