DAILY PHOTO: Let’s Call it the Starfish Blueberry Flower

Taken March 30, 2014 in Coorg.

Taken March 30, 2014 in Coorg.

I tried to look up what this plant was called, but had no luck–despite its distinctive shape. We saw it in the Coorgi rainforest.  As you can see it looks like a blueberry attached to a five-petaled orange flower.

DAILY PHOTO: Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia Milii)

Taken on February 25, 2014 in Cubbon Park.

Taken on February 25, 2014 in Cubbon Park.

20140225_145055Like someone you may know, this plant is pretty at a distance but mean close up.

DAILY PHOTO: Pink Coxcomb

Taken January 26, 2014 at  Lal Bagh Gardens.

Taken January 26, 2014 at Lal Bagh Gardens.

There were many beautiful coxcombs at the 2014 Republic Day Flower Show, but this one looked eerily like a brain.

DAILY PHOTO: Daisy Train

Taken August 25, 2013 in Big Tree Preserve in Sandy Springs

Taken August 25, 2013 in Big Tree Preserve in Sandy Springs

DAILY PHOTO: Roadside Foxglove

Taken June 2, 2013 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia

Taken June 2, 2013 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia

This flower is the source of a common heart medicine.