I don't think anybody goes to the Bitter End YC purely to look at the flowers. But there is no doubt that the flowering shrubs on the property add a special something to the experience of a vacation there. The best flowers are to be found at the south end of the resort, where the shrubs are somewhat sheltered from the NE trade winds which whistle around the villas at the north end and dry out the soil too much for many flowering plants to thrive there.
Here are just nine of the photos that Tillerwoman took of the flowers at BEYC this month.
How many can you identify?
10 comments:
Pink ones, blue ones, red ones, yellow ones and white ones.
Correct JP. And orange ones.
Bother. I'm usually quite good at spotting orange ones
Mm .... my guesses are in order of photos ....Allemanda, Double Hibiscus, Bouganvillea, Ginger Thomas (not sure), Ixora, Frangipanni, more Ixora (?), and Autumn Clematis (which actually flowers in summer in many places). Looks like a wonderful vacation spot!
Anon 1.
You do realize that you (my clever readers) are going to have to judge this quiz yourselves, don't you? I have no idea what most of these flowers are and even the amazing Tillerwoman doesn't know all of them. Can anyone confirm or correct what Anon1 has suggested?
Sorry Tillerman, I didn't identify the blue flower, but it could be Starflower or a flax of some sort. I am certain of the Allemanda (1), Double Hibiscus (2), Bouganvillea (3), Ixora (5 and 7) , Frangipanni (6) and Autumn Clematis (8).
Anon1
Yes, even I realized that you skipped over the blue flower. But I think your numbers are still a bit mixed up. There are 9 pictures in all. #3 is the blue flower and #5 is the yellow flower. At least that's what I am seeing. Does your browser show them in a different order?
Also am fairly certain of the yellow flower (4) as Ginger Thomas but now am not so sure of No. 8 being Autumn Clematis.....could be another Starflower (Amsonia family).
Anon 1
I just got muddled when I left out the blue flower. So the order is.....Allemanda (1), Double Hibiscus (2), Starflower (3), Bouganvillea (4), Ginger Thomas (5), Ixora (6 and 8), Frangipanni (7) and another Starflower, I think (9). No. 9 also looks like Autumn Clematis but I can't see any vining and the Clematis may need cooler temps. Whew!
Anon1
Well done Anonymous/ Anon1. Can anyone else elaborate, confirm or correct any of these answers? We do have a few more photos of BEYC flowers that I didn't post here, so I will see if they contain any different flowers and maybe post them too as a follow-up challenge.
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