The ginormous hibiscus in my white flower garden finally bloomed. I saw the other white flowers taking bets as to whether it was going to bloom before it was being devoured by Japanese beetles. Fuckers. (The beetles, I mean, not the other white flowers.)
This photo and some others have been added to my flick’r album. I especially like this little guy:
Reminds me of fireworks :) Pretty, pretty, pretty!
You can always tell if a flower is from the hibiscus family (Malvaceae) because the stamens are fused to the length of the pistil tube. In most other flowers they are completely separate parts. Cool huh?
That *is* really cool :)