Invited to see my friend’s new kitchen I wanted to bring her a small surprise.Of course it pretty soon turned out that a flower is the best option-what can be better as preparing breakfast in a new modern kitchen, looking at beautiful flowers and looking forward to a new day? No wonder as soon as I came to nursery this Crossandra fortuna was the one I picked for my friend-look at the vivid flowers and shiny leaves!And her name!On my way to my friend’s house I was thinking of many Indian woman buying Kanakamparam (Indian name for Crossandra) at street markets to make karnakamparam garlands for their hair, wishing to have a great day.
Edwin Lord Weeks: A Street Market Scene, India” oil on Canvas, location: Private collection
from:http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_86384/Edwin-Lord-Weeks/page-1
| Crossandra | |
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| Crossandra infundibuliformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Crossandra Salisb. |
| Species | |
A beautiful gift and a lovely way to celebrate a new kitchen. The painting is wonderful.
my friend did like it
the painting is for the rest of us with old kitchens
i love the bright color! wonderful gift : )
isn’t it
Never seen this plant before. I should invite you to our new kitchen too.
And what is the colour of your new kitchen?
Looks good enough to eat! I bet the petals would taste like mango….
I wouldn’t know about the taste of the petals, but I can tell you the flower is without smell
What a blending of a living plant with history brought to the eye with such a lovely painting. My sister had that ability but it eluded me.
Thank you- you are talking about abilities, but I think sometimes this is just practice (a lot of it )
My, what a showy little beauty she is! And lovely to be paired with the period ‘exotic’ painting so well.
They are native in India, where they make flower garlands with them and jasmine, that’s why I’we chosen this Indian motif.And because I miss summer and sun;)
Great post, and an unexpected combination – well done!
Thank you!
Beautiful plant. I wish I could grow them outside here in North Carolina.
I have the same wish! Still you can have a small one for inside!