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Another Painting on glass bottle. This time I tried painting flowers and butterfly combination on this glass bottle. Did some bordering too with black liner of the glass paint.

This Morning Glory was growing in the midst of fallen dried leaves. A lone flower, with its beautiful color in the midst of dull brown leaves.

The blooming month is January... Over the years, I have been curiously watching and specifically taking note of the Shoe flowers or rather, The Hibiscus. Its a very common shrub occurring and growing comfortably on this western coast of the Indian peninsula. I have quite a collection in my own garden and in my neighborhood. The climate is nice, crispy and cool in the mornings and evenings lush and breezy. The rest of the day is pretty warm and sunny, specifically in the summer when the weather is highly humid and hot. And it is this favorable climate, that brings these beauties to the bloom in this very season. Have you ever wondered why this flower is called a Shoe Flower???? The reason is that it was traditionally used to polish shoes in Asia, and in some backward villages, It STILL IS!  called a shoe flower. That was pretty simple. Structurally, the Shoe Flowers mainly has five petals with a long stalk-like structure in the center. Multi-petal flowers also exist; these are

Hortensia Did You Know? The name of this plant is hydrangea or hortensia . This plant is mainly known for its bunch of flowers at the tip of each branch stooping in a downward direction. I must say it is a very pretty sight altogether. The flowers are mostly white, blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. The color of the flowers is mainly due to the presence of aluminum ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil pH. The soil pH will determine how available aluminum is to the plant. Acidic soil will give you blue flowers (aluminum available to the plants), and alkaline soil will give you pink flowers (aluminum unavailable to the plants). Hortensia does well in partial shade. They need to be planted in an area where they receive morning sun. They also thrive in full sunlight but may need extra water on hot summer days. Hortensia needs minimal pruning, but if you would like to reduce the size of the plant or prevent it from falling over too much,