Wednesday, 23 January 2013

MADAGASCAN PERIWINKLE

Catharanthus (Madagascar Periwinkle) is a genus of eight species of herbaceous perennial plants, seven endemic to the island of Madagascar, the eighth native to the Indian subcontinent in southern Asia . C. roseus (seen here) goes by its common name "sadabahar" or "sadaphuli" (perennially flowering) in parts of Western India.

This post is part of the Water World Wednesday meme.

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7 comments:

  1. joanne23 January 2013 at 19:08

    love the color of the opening bloom....exceptional photo

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  2. Kim, USA23 January 2013 at 21:16

    I used to play this flower. Beautiful shot!

    Visiting from Water World Wednesday
    Kim,USA

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  3. renae 23 January 2013 at 22:26

    Very nice Nick, very nice. I love the moisture droplets. awh.......

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  4. Gemma Wiseman23 January 2013 at 23:56

    Love the pale romance of the two flowers! And the touch of water droplets adds a special magic! Gorgeous!

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  5. Bettey24 January 2013 at 02:26

    Gorgeous water droplets!

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  6. Andrea24 January 2013 at 05:43

    The color is beautiful changing with maturity. But i wonder if this is the Catharanthus, i thought this is a Vinca! Catharanthus has almost overlapping petals, although they have almost the same leaves and vegetative habit.

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  7. Lisa24 January 2013 at 23:20

    I love all the periwinkle flower varieties! This is such a soft pink. Very lovely.

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