The Autumn Flowers of Chongqing, China
The Autumn Flowers of Chongqing, China
Yesterday the sun came out - first time in more than a week, so we took advantage and walked through the Chongqing Norman University Campus, where we saw a surprisingly large variety of flowers on the ground and blossoms on trees. Fortunately we took advantage of the day because it rained in the evening and today.
1. In Ontario, Canada, the Provincial flower is a wildflower that grows in woodlands and open fields, called the Trillium. It is protected, and a fine is imposed if one is caught picking them. Here, there is a huge proliferation of these flowers in woodlands and open fields, and that made me think of my homeland, although these are not as pretty as Trilliums.
2. A closer view.
3. This photo is actually posted upside down, because I took it looking downwards with the background being the smooth surface of large pond, that was reflecting the university library. It would have been confusing if posted right side up.
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12. But the prettiest of all was.......
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What I know I will miss will be the coloured leaves of Ontario's fall. Even farther up north where I lived when I first moved to China there was frost, and the leaves turned colours. Where I am now is relatively tropical, and there is neither frost nor snow or ice. Actually, I'm happy doing without the snow and ice.
I guess these flowers were for Algernon rather than for NT members.
I have three patches of Canna around our Texas home, some wild red, others are hybrid orange. They are are slowly invasive and collect water.
I have pots of pink Bougainvillea as well, doing quite well in the full Texas sun and heat where other more local plants advertised for full sun, wither and struggle.
No colorful Autumns where I am at. The decreased daylight causes Cyprus and pin Oaks to shed their leaves without a colorful transition.
Even the evergreen Live Oaks shed their acorns and many leaves in Autumn but with no fanfare.
Funny how people have spread these plants around the world...
At least one or 2 of those shots appear to be Mango trees in bloom, we just started two from the pits.
They will be interesting to watch grow but the climate here is such that they will probably be winter house plants.