I love the color of the plumbago. I also love that name, like I loved the word for Pb when I was in chemistry, plumbum. No idea what this beautiful plant has to do with lead however. For more info, read Casa’s reply below.
I just looked that up out of interest and found this: "The Plumbago genus name that originated from Latin words plumbum (“lead”) is believed to refer to lead-blue flower colour, the ability of the sap to create lead-colored stains on skin, or the belief that the plant was a cure for lead poisoning." Daughter of a research chemist, so I am always interested in such things too! Lovely shot
@granagringa I could say I added the weird spikey thing for a leading line, but really….no idea what it is. It seems to be the way the light and pov caught a leaf in the background.
A wonderful capture and flower. I have this in my garden but a slightly different variety and still in flower even though it has turned colder. My daughter took a few sprigs off it last year and set them she was pleased to find they are growing well.
i love plumbago and i've only seen blue ones around here in toronto in the garden of one of the elite houses. but there are white ones a-plenty elsewhere. i love it when i have to describe a colour as 'plumbago blue'. aces!
