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
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My Botanical Garden 
24 replies on “Crossandra ‘Fortuna’”
A beautiful gift and a lovely way to celebrate a new kitchen. The painting is wonderful.
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my friend did like it 😉
the painting is for the rest of us with old kitchens 😉
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i love the bright color! wonderful gift : )
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isn’t it 😉
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Never seen this plant before. I should invite you to our new kitchen too. 🙂
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And what is the colour of your new kitchen?
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Looks good enough to eat! I bet the petals would taste like mango….
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I wouldn’t know about the taste of the petals, but I can tell you the flower is without smell 😉
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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.
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Thank you- you are talking about abilities, but I think sometimes this is just practice (a lot of it ) 😉
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My, what a showy little beauty she is! And lovely to be paired with the period ‘exotic’ painting so well.
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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;)
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Great post, and an unexpected combination – well done!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful plant. I wish I could grow them outside here in North Carolina.
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I have the same wish! Still you can have a small one for inside!
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Thanks for stopping by.
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What a beautiful colour! I love rich colours in the garden!
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Beautiful plant, beautiful picture. 🙂 Orange is such a cheery colour, particularly combined with the glossy, dark green leaves.
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Thank you! My friend liked the plant, too!
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Very beautiful painting and a great name for the plant genus!
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I agree!
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I know what you mean. I also had the pleasure of photographing Crossandras. I think I put the images in my gallery in the “Wildflowers” section, if not, you can just do a search on the blog. I’ve never heard the firecracking sound their seed pods are supposed to make when they mature, however. They also call them ‘Firecraker flowers’.
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Thank you, I hear for the first time about firecracking sound!
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