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Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Wishbone flower

The common name of wishbone flower comes from how the stamens look like a chicken wishbone in shape...


Wishbone flower blooms like crazy all season. It needs rich, very moist, well-drained soil and is ideal for a cool greenhouse plant in shade in hot regions...


Also called as clown flower for its vividly marked flowers that resemble the face of a clown...


What is a wishbone?

 The furcula or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other animals, and is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles.
There is the Thanksgiving ritual of two children making a wish while holding opposite sides of a V-shaped turkey bone and breaking the bone apart. The wish of the child getting "the lucky break" (child holding the longer piece of bone) is predicted to come true. The loser - who gets "a bad break" - suffers the disappointment of a shattered wish.



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36 comments:

  1. ajeethboazWednesday, September 04, 2013

    Great shots... Hope I get the long part of the wishbone :)...

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  2. Sudhir RWednesday, September 04, 2013

    Riot of colours! so well researched

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  3. Sunil DeepakWednesday, September 04, 2013

    Very beautiful images and nicely explained :)

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  4. MersadWednesday, September 04, 2013

    Lovely.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. Kris @ beyond the whiskersThursday, September 05, 2013

    I love the softness you've captured....makes me want to reach out and touch one. Beautiful!

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  6. rupam sarmaThursday, September 05, 2013

    So beautiful capture, SuperLike

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  7. UnknownThursday, September 05, 2013

    Very beautiful! Thank you for sharing! New follower from the inspiration hop! Have a wonderful day!
    Loressa
    www.lifescuriouswisdom.com

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  8. ClytieFriday, September 06, 2013

    You made me gasp - these shots are stunning!

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  9. Studio KaufmannFriday, September 06, 2013

    Those photos are so beautiful I just want to paint them. I'm your latest follower from Follow Who? Social Weekend Hop so come on over and look at my art and tell me what you think

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  10. Redlane GeraineFriday, September 06, 2013

    Awesome stunning photos. Love the second on the most. Followed you FB page and GFC and visiting from OYGIF.

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  11. Gabi KaeferchenFriday, September 06, 2013

    beautifull flowers

    gabi

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  12. MariaFriday, September 06, 2013

    I'm digging up in my mind whether I've seen a wishbone flower or not before... I may or may not, these snaps are really beautiful!

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  13. Currie SilverFriday, September 06, 2013

    very lovely images!!

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  14. JamaFriday, September 06, 2013

    It's known as the Torania flowers here.

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  15. Kerri FarleyFriday, September 06, 2013

    Pure Beauty!!

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  16. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.Friday, September 06, 2013

    Lovely photo of one of the millions of incredible designs in nature. Thank you for sharing!

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  17. EricaStaFriday, September 06, 2013

    Lovely Post .... and wonderful shots.

    Here to see my weekendflower in yellow
    http://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.de/2013/09/weekend-flowers.html


    Have a nice weekend, Heidrun in Bavaria

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  18. IdaFriday, September 06, 2013

    Wow the colors of these flowers are beautiful. I love the curve of the stamens in the Wishbone shape.

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  19. UnknownSaturday, September 07, 2013

    Beautiful flowers! I love the colours in the first one.

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  20. UnknownSaturday, September 07, 2013

    Gorgeous photos and post, thank you for sharing at our party :)

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  21. MrsupoleSunday, September 08, 2013

    It is amazing at how beautiful nature truly is. Those flowers are very interesting and they have such a beauty about them. I can see how it resembles a clown but at the same time almost feel like I am insulting the flower to call them that. I guess it is because most clowns are not known for their beauty and can be very wacky in what they do. While it seems as if one can only feel that these flowers are very graceful. A house planted with these around them must surely look beautiful.

    Thanks for sharing these gorgeous pictures with us for this weeks Theme Thursday. I hope you are having a fantastic weekend and find some more beautiful flowers to take pictures of.

    God bless.

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  22. Jean CampbellSunday, September 08, 2013

    Lovely little flowers, the Torenia. I've never grown them. They would probably faint in our heat.

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  23. PinkOddySunday, September 08, 2013

    I never realised that before - thank you. Such gorgeous captures to illustrate it too.

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  24. DorothySunday, September 08, 2013

    I remember waiting for the wishbone to dry out so that we could make our wishes as kids! I love the clown flower...it really does look like a clown!

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  25. Tara R.Sunday, September 08, 2013

    The flowers are very pretty, I don't think I've ever seen these before.

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  26. LauraSunday, September 08, 2013

    beautiful flowers, how lovely to find the tiny heart inside the second one!

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  27. retired not tiredSunday, September 08, 2013

    Gorgeous flowers. We love breaking a wish bone whether it is from a turkey or a chicken.

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  28. StarTraciMonday, September 09, 2013

    I can definitely see why they call it the wishbone flower.
    It is beautiful.
    :-)
    Traci

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  29. AnonymousMonday, September 09, 2013

    Thank you for joining in 'Weekly Top Shot #99' Hope to see you next Saturday for #100...

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  30. JimMonday, September 09, 2013

    Spectacular.

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  31. HuldraMonday, September 09, 2013

    They are magical up close :)

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  32. RNSANEMonday, September 09, 2013

    What gorgeous flowers! Boy, have I come out on the losing end of the wishbone at many Thanksgiving dinners.

    My post today was about Ganesha. Mine still is always with me in my passport wallet.

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  33. AnonymousTuesday, September 10, 2013

    Just lovely.

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  34. Magical Mystical TeacherTuesday, September 10, 2013

    I like how you've gotten so close to these clowns!

    Mary Accented with Red

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  35. lorikSaturday, September 14, 2013

    Great display of colour! Thanks for sharing Mandarin Orange Monday:)

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