Sorry, I see I'm behind in commenting on your lovely pictures. we had no internet for two days on account of a horrendous storm, lightning, thunder, tornado at certain places. trees down and so on and so on.
this happened last Sunday, Monday I was in the hospital and Tuesday I posted a picture which I called "Bad Storm"
I'll be checking out your other pictures now starting with the castle.
You seem to be an encyclopedia on flowers and plants, Pyrrhula. I am always learning new things from your shots and info. This is another beautiful flower shots. I've never seen this one.
Thanks Karing : Wikipedia say`s :Iochroma is a genus of about 34 species of shrubs and small trees found in the forests of South America. They range from Colombia to Argentina or when certain species are excluded (see below) from Colombia to Peru. Their hummingbird pollinated flowers are tubular or trumpet-shaped, and may be blue, purple, red, yellow, or white, becoming pulpy berries. The cupular calyx is inflated in some species. The leaves are alternate, simple, and entire.
this happened last Sunday, Monday I was in the hospital and Tuesday I posted a picture which I called "Bad Storm"
I'll be checking out your other pictures now starting with the castle.