“Melted peppermint sticks”

I wanted a better shot of Justicia carnea — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-05-06 — and I like this one, which is SOOC. I had several other shots from the greenhouse, but Clare liked this one, thinking it looked like melted peppermint sticks, so we’ll go with this one.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Justicia_carnea&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Waiting for the clouds to clear…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-29
Two years ago (“In the yard…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-29

[Rick Schies]

It is quite appealing, and I can see where she got that impression