“Flame of the Woods”

Got red? Also “Jungle Geranium” Ixora coccinea (family Rubiaceae). I think this four-petaled flower has an unusual structure; see the macro image at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Rubiaceae_Ixora_coccinea_47941.html

From Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/e515/ixora-coccinea.aspx » “… native to the Caroline Islands (Micronesia), but is now widely grown in tropical areas around the world. Where winter hardy, it may be grown as a hedge, foundation plant, screen or background plant. Where not winter hardy, it may be grown in a greenhouse or in containers that are overwintered indoors in bright sunny locations. Bonsai.”

“It has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs in South Florida gardens and landscapes,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixora_coccinea
See
» AnaZad’s post, http://365project.org/anazad511/365-2/2012-07-06 and
» her comment below, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-21#comment-15057891

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

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php … where I found the first Japanese beetle of the season in the greenhouse. :-(

One year ago (“Hang in there — Friday’s comin'!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-21
Two years ago (“Half-marathon”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-21

[👑 AnaZad]

I love this flowers, and have it planted around my house as a hedge.

[Danette Thompson]

@anazad511 Ana, you beat me to it! I was going to say, "I know ixora!".

[Thom Mitchell]

@anazad511 @danette I had a nice shot a week ago of the buds before they opened, but Ana has that in a post from last year (link above).

[Danette Thompson]

I love the flowers in bud. They look like fireworks.

[Rick Schies]

Lovely color Thom.