I have posted another picture below with Indra's e-mail sent on 10 August.
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10 Aug (3 days ago)
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I am forwarding for the BLOG.
Publish the picture of the whole tree with its purple flowers - guess what, it a BOUGAINVILLEA , in a local Botanical garden. You can ask our readers to identify the tree- I bet no one will .
The proof is in the next picture which you can publish the next week with name, the leaves are readily recognizable close.
Publish the picture of the whole tree with its purple flowers - guess what, it a BOUGAINVILLEA , in a local Botanical garden. You can ask our readers to identify the tree- I bet no one will .
The proof is in the next picture which you can publish the next week with name, the leaves are readily recognizable close.
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Well done Srianee! Rohini, myself and Razaque got it wrong.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Srianee !
ReplyDeleteI discounted a Bougainvillea outright when I saw the big tree trunk .
However when Indra comes on the scene be aware there’d be more than the eye can see! He is a Houdini fan ! Thank you Indra !
I know anyone will think I am cheating. But that was what crossed my mind, that this is Bougainvillea. But because the tree is so big, I hesitated to say it. I even looked it up on line and didn't see anything like this there either. So Indra, well done, for sending this unique photo of what could be called a ubiquitous plant in Sri Lanka but one which we don't see at all in the parts of the world we now live in, except of course in Australia. Thanks a lot for sharing with photo with us! Zita
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad my friends. It was a bit of a wild guess combined with a bit of detective work, because I knew that Indra had recently been in Florida. I was thinking of tropical plants, and it looked a lot like the Bougainvillea that had climbed up a huge tree in Swyrie's garden, in Colombo. ( I had been admiring that recently.) I did not know that tree varieties existed. I guess I was closest to the correct answer, although not 100% correct. Thanks Indra, this is fun!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Indra did give us a few clues, as Lucky said.
ReplyDeleteIf you look up Wikipedia there is a tree variety .We tend to focus on what we are familiar with. But then that is where the challenge is. Srianee you are a pretty good detective judging by how you put things together.
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