Year after year, as the monsoon sets in it starts flowering.
This July is special because the Brahma Kamal in our yard decided to delight us with a bumper crop of more than twenty flowers!
Sixteen of them flowering together! Video coming up to count the buds. Before that, how many buds do you see in the picture below?
Did you spot all thirteen in the picture? If not, count again and don't miss the edges of the picture!
Here is a 1:30 minute video counting the buds during the day time.
Same buds as seen as flowers at night around 9.30 pm. What a grand spectacle! See the short video clip.
Buds sprout from the edge of its long sturdy leaves and take few days to form. The stem curves itself in 'S' shape to hold the flower horizontal. See the picture.
As the sun goes down, the buds prepare to open. The show begins past 8.30 pm. More pictures follow.
By the time dawn breaks, the flowers start folding up. You can see early morning pictures in our earlier story.
Those who want to know how to plant a Brahma Kamal in your yard or a pot, do browse our previous stories listed below. These stories are based on our observations over last five years.
Plant with Intelligence- Brahma Kamal
Those in Hyderabad/Secunderabad can reach us to get a sapling free of cost. The only condition is that you will share the pictures of first blooming! You can leave your mail ID in the comments.
You will need filtered sunlight to grow the plant. Otherwise in hot months you have to protect the plant with a sunscreen. This summer, with a spate of showers and humidity, the buds sprang up suddenly. See the picture below taken in May 20.
Hope we took your mind off Covid lockdown at least for a short while.
Relax. Admire Nature. Even if you don't have a garden of your own!
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Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/29th July 2020
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We have come to look forward to the annual bloom of the kamal.
ReplyDeleteThe cycle of nature is precious and we must protect our environment.
Thank you for your 'Green' posts.
-pradeep from pilani
Thanks much Pradeep. Hope Pilani is as green with variety of flowers!
DeleteWow it is magical Harsh. Blessed blooms
ReplyDeleteThanks much Sandhya.
DeleteAt Belgaum in MARATHA House we used to have a blossom of more than 50. A great spectacle. Will find the photo and send it.
ReplyDeleteoh, that must be truly spectacular. Would love to see a picture.
DeleteAbsolutely stunning beauty.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Sangeeta.
DeleteNice
ReplyDeleteThanks much Abha.
DeleteThankyou Harsh for showing us this spectacular bloom. Couldn't get over it after seeing it yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Ralph and Shelly. Waiting for your blooms now.
DeleteStunning
ReplyDeleteThanks much Painter ji
DeleteAbsolutely wonderful & magical. Thanks harsh
ReplyDeleteThanks much Vinod. Appreciate.
DeleteWhat a beautiful experience to see the changes in nature in your backyard. Or, is your garden in the front? You say, "Here is a 1:30 minute video counting the buds during the day time", but I didn't see any video posting? Would love to see the buds in action.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Anita. For some reason, the videos are not showing when you access from the mobile. Can you please try once from your laptop and confirm? Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteJust fabulous!!! Lovely
ReplyDeleteThanks much Sharad.
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