Saturday 23 November 2013

THE BIRD OF PARADISE BUSH


Found in hot dry climates like Arizona in the U.S., parts of South America, South Africa and Mauritius, this hardy shrub is not as common as you'd think.  When I first saw it in India, it was like finding an old children's book, that you thought had gone out of print !  It brought back old fashioned memories of summer, as it radiated colour - so aptly named, the flowers seem to fly around the bush with their long trailing filaments and frilly edges, outlined in gold.

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