Blakea gracilis Flower
By Delonix1
26 Sep, 2012
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My Blakea gracilis is starting to flower. It hasn't flowered in 3 years. This plant is very rare in San Diego, CA. Photo taken Sept. 25, 2012.
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Yes, it is. The photo can't do it justice at all! The flower is white with a little blush. This plant is in the Melastomaceae family (in same family as Tibouchina, Melastoma, and Medinilla).
26 Sep, 2012
The flower looks as if it is "waxy" - is it?
26 Sep, 2012
Yes, it does have a waxy-looking flower. It always reminded me of a small single Camelia flower.
This is the first time in the 13 years I've had it, that its produced so many flower buds. The leaves burned a little in the heat wave last week. I need to keep it under the shade structure, as we're in for severe heat wave over the next week or so (starting tomorrow).
27 Sep, 2012
And is it fragrant?
27 Sep, 2012
No
27 Sep, 2012
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Oh, lovely flower!!!
26 Sep, 2012