What's looking exotic in August 2012

Just another Albizia shot, I've waited a long time for a proper flowering on this, I just hope it doesn't turn too wet.
Its actually slightly scented.

 

Seen a massive Albizia in Cambridge last sunday , in flower as well ,it was covering the entire area of a courtyard .

few update

 

Everyone grows Morning Glories, but here is one that I think qualifies as exotic. It is known as Akahigezaki, or the Red Feathered Higa, or one of the Japanese Morning Glories. It is never the traditional cup form - the petals are shredded. I also have a blue one (Murasakihigezaki). The neon colours are very difficult to photograph.

 

Sues Passiflora antioquensis is in bloom at last....................


And this is her rather unruly Brug!


Her Iochroma cyanea has started blooming again too.............


I'm rather jealous of it truth be told....................

 

Me too!

 

Yes, nice Iochroma and passion flower

The balsam pear from the lottery mix, (Chilterns).

 

Pete did you taste the fruit? I`ve actually tryed a similar fruit and it was quite tasty .

 

No Sal, I read the seeds are poisonous and also the outside skin.

It seems to be mostly composed of seed and skin..

So not giving it the taste test.

 

that the fruit I had , didn`t know about the poisonous seeds , lucky I always spit them to save it , not really juicy but strange taste around the seeds .


mormordica fruit , same family as your fruit , that will be on my next year growing list , I really though they where supertropical.

 

It looks slightly different to mine Sal.
Must be similar to the seeds of the Yew tree, the seeds are poisonous but the sticky bit around the outside is edible.

Just looked up Momordica in a book of edible fruits, it states Momordica charantia, is used as a veg in tropical Asia, but although related its a different plant to what I have.

 

the most impressive thing wasn`t the fruit taste but the plant look , really tropical.

plus the shop around the corner has lots of this mormodica....


look really ugly , but would be interesting to grow them.

 

Looks stunning Jwk !
Is that a t Rex plant next to the red banana?