One may wonder why should a flowering plant, so ordinary that it never end up in anybody's garden be considered exotic at all. I am looking at the leaves, resembling fern or palm which we don't normally see on a climbing plant. I am looking at the indomitable spirit that pushes the exotic climber to keep on growing with new shoots at every available nodes.
This exotic climbing plant is from the old world, the days when children played in a make believe world with whatever around them. There were days, when little girls would take leaves of certain plant that will cause water to become thick almost like cooking oil. Little girls would use coconut shells to cook imaginary food that demand imagination to be stretched far and wide. Biscuits from clay, colourings from so many flowers wild or tame..., were props of childhood drama on stage.
This particular plant was everywhere when we were young. Some mothers would keep them in their little garden for dramatic red blooming fiesta. This exotic plant find it difficult to get to the modern world. Nobody wants them, too ancient I guess. Now I am giving them a chance of life time, for a glimpse of the modern world.
the leaves of exotic plant.
(Cardinal Vine updated)
leaves and buds
(Cardinal Vine updated)
leaves and buds
(cardinal Vine updated)
exotic plant on top of trellis, viewed from below
(Cardinal vine updated)
red exotic flower
(Cardinal Vine~updated)
(update: Cardinal Vine)
red exotic flower
I dont even know the name of this plant. I cant click its name from childhood pages. Possibly someone out there can recall, and give back its name...., before it is completely forgotten. We sometimes are guilty of pushing some native plants deep into oblivion.
(Update: Thanks Julie, the common name is Cardinal Vine)
bangchik and kakdah
Tanah Merah, Kelantan.
