Oh so pretty.....the bush is alive with a mass of purple flowers.
We’ve had so much rain this past week and the liquid sunshine has created an abundance of flowers in the bush surrounding us here at Harbour Club Villas. I took a guest out to show him some of my favourite spots for bonefishing and discovered the rain had revived the parched bush.
The flowering Prickle Bush was everywhere with it's long trailing branches more like a vine than a bush.
Heavy cloud cover and just a few rain drops but still that wondrous turquoise ocean
The bush was alive with all kinds of flowers and of course new growth everywhere.
The bright yellow flowers of the Wild Senna bush were a stand out from amongst the greenery.
Pinkish Sea Sage with a yellow eye at the centre is a favourite attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.
I caught a glimpse of something white and there it was, a beautiful passion flower.
You may have noticed a dried twig like low bush........what a transformation as the rains bring out a mass of delicate white flowers.
A heavenly scent as the Frangipani or plumeria flowers appear in clusters.
Hi Marta, I’ve been trying to identify the purple flower you called “Prickle Bush” in the first photos. Did you have any luck with the scientific name?
Thanks,
Andy
Hi Andrew, I contacted my “go to it guy” biologist on island and he’s identified it as Box-briar, Oplonia spinosa and not what I had in the blog. He tells me that it also occurs in a rarer form that has flowers that are white with purple spots.
Fantastic, thanks Marta!