After so many consecutive days of rain, the weather has now been really co-operating. The sun has emerged and the days have been dry and sunny with not so high temperatures - making the meadows and the woodlands are glowing in the sun's light. This also means that garden plants and wild flowers are blooming away and many more shrubs and flowers are about to explode.
Often found in undisturbed areas and roadside verges, this striking wild flower - Barbados Lily (Hippeastrum puniceum) deserves some attention. Native to tropical regions of South America, it is a bulbous perennial that requires full sunlight. During 'summer' or hot season, the vivid orange-red flowers are borne in an umbel on a stem and each blooming lasts just five to seven days.
These flowers I discovered recently were growing wild in the midst of an undisturbed lawn, not too far from my home.
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