Colours from the garden: Call me Bob
Pretty maidens in a bunch
The nice thing about a tropical garden is a sight like this on a cool, breezy evening.
Guess what they’re called.
“Chicken shit flower.” (A direct translation from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect.)
Oh, poor maidens, surely that does you injustice!
Kyoko said,
30 May 2009 at 3:06 am
I never knew! It’s incredible! I love the plant though since I was a child. I cant’ remember what it is called in English / Japanese. Is it the one that change colours over time? I think tropical flowers are so beautiful.
honeyanddaisy said,
30 May 2009 at 12:17 pm
A really unfortunate name for such pretty flowers! I’m not sure if it changes colour over time … don’t think so, though. I have no idea what they’re called in English, else I could look it up!
inkypots said,
1 June 2009 at 4:22 pm
hahahha… that is SUCH a chinese rain on my parade kinda thing to do!!! well being chinese, i will surmise that it is called chicken shit flower… because it responds well to being fertilised thus?
honeyanddaisy said,
8 June 2009 at 1:04 am
That makes perfect sense! Haha!