Now?
You should able to spot it now... 
Dwarf Ixora - Ixora coccineaYes! That's a five petalled Ixora! That's not uncommon, but not very common either. This is the first time I see a five petalled bloom in Ixora!
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I bet is smells very good. Quite pretty too.
Very pretty, Chandramoli. Somehow I always keep picturing the whole bunch whenever I think of ixoras. Each indvidual flower is so pretty.
Very nice that you can grow all these beauties on your terrace.
Unfortunately, no, Tina. The Ixora has no smell but an exquisite beauty.
I too used to do the same, Sunita, but somehow this five-petalled one caught my eye and lo, my finger went crazy over the click-button.
Raji Muthukrishnan: I'm glad that I do, ma'am, only I miss gardening on land, where I can have garden props and plan out my plots. [sigh] Waiting for that day.
What a bold beauty! She's not as shy as my blushing rose, no? LOL! Love your magnificent Ixora and plan to look some up locally. Happy Friday!
Marion: She's been literally bossing around Plantville with her endless blooms. This is one bossy woman we got here :D. You should have some in your garden too. Really low maintenance. This Dwarf variety is so easy to shape too! Have a great weekend.
How cool is that, you are quite observant Chandramouli to have spotted that! :) Very pretty little bloom.
With very few plants around, it's easier to spot minute things in your garden, moreover I can't call mine a garden but just collection of pots! The blooms looks sweet, eh.
That is a beauty! It does look like it would smell good, but I see that it doesn't. Looks like there are many more blooms to come from her.
The blooms remind me very much of a kalanchoe blossom. Pretty!
Catherine: Sometimes blooms trick you into believing that they're fragrant, with their beauty, eh!
Yea, Kalanchoe! I love that too, Robin.
I love macro shots. I try to use one on each of my blogs, from time to time, and some of them are startling for others to see.
I like your shots in this post.
What a beauty she is! I'm kind of partial to five-petal flowers myself. Thanks for zooming in for us. And your garden is much more than just a collection of pots, Chandramouli! You inspire us with your imagination and passion for your little community.
Abe Lincoln: Thank you :) Macro is an awesome feature isn't it?!
W2W: High-Five! That's why Pentapetes is my favorite too, only I am having a hard time finding that plant/seed here :(. Thank you for that, W2W. I feel great when you say that I'm an inspiration! I still am not sure if I deserve such a huge compliment though.
Very pretty!!!
Thank you, WG :)
Lovely! I like these weekly macro shots--sometimes we overlook the beauty of such small blooms.
By the way, the flower in the window box I showed on my post is a lobelia. It is just gorgeous in containers, an electric blue. I've never had much luck in keeping them alive, though; I think they require a lot of water. But they're certainly worth trying!
Said true, Rose. After I discovered this Macro functionality, my eyes always look for tiny details.
Oh, thank you for the identification, Rose. I liked it's bright color. Hope I get that here - let's see...
A beautiful flower and a beautiful photo!
I love the delicate hues of pink in the flower and the golden anthers :)
How wonderful to appreciate the intrinsic beauty of plants and to be able to capture that in your photographs :)
The more we closely observe plants, the more we appreciate the similarities and the differences, and marvel at the infinite variety :)
As a child my gardening world opened up with the simple beauty of the humble daisies growing on our lawn. I always hated when the mower cut off their heads :)
Do you know the daisy is called 'the day's eye' ? ... for it opens and closes with the sun each day :)
Nice photos Chandramouli! Very lovely flower.
Thank you Alan :). She's cute, ain't she!
Thanks for your comment :)
Hippaestrum's are just houseplants in Finland and finnish people grew them often at christmas time - many plants go into trash binns :( Not many try to re-bloom those plants ( I have few..).
Lilies cope our climate and bulbs are cheap! That's why we love and grow them.
quu from Finland
I have Ixora in my garden. Lovely bunch of flowers.
Welcome to Plantville, quu. You're lucky to have lilies. They mean exotic in my books!
Welcome to Plantville, lili11: Oh cool! Then I'm sure you understand why I love these beauties! Thank you :)
I don't think I've looked at an Ixora bloom like that. That's what I'm going to do first thing in the morning. Beautiful shots and the pink is gorgeous!
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