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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Justicia carnea - King's Crown


Scientific name: Justica carnea

Common name: King's Crown, Brazilian Plume Flower, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia

Family: Acanthaceae
Origin : South America
Photographs taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Today is ABC Wednesday, Round 8
J is for .....
Justica carnea, Jacobinia!
Yes, I'm JUST in time for this meme,
This is not a JOKE but this flower is a thing of JOY!
This JUICY pink flower is called the King's Crown,
Is the unique name the JOB of the court JESTER?


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8 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful. That pink color with the bright green leaves...stunning picture.

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  2. Jest piękny kwiat i piękne zdjęcie Pozdrawiam

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  3. jolly good shot.

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  4. Exquisite photo! Love the colors.

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  5. Beautiful. I've never seen these flowers before. Thanks for sharing. :-)

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  6. What a beautiful photo! I love the color and the fact that you can almost reach out and touch this scrumptious looking flower.

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  7. I have a georgous one. Jo

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Yay! You like flowers too.