The petals of this red flower are shaped like grains of palay. Can you identify the flower?
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I don’t know what they’re called, but we used to have a lot of these in our Baguio garden. Back in my childhood days, we plucked those flowers and sipped the nectar from them, LOL! The nectar was sweet of course, and not poisonous (my cousins and i are still alive!).
Nice photo. Reminded me of home and happy days.
Hi Chateau. I just came home from a 3-day trip to Tagaytay and I just learned the names of a LOT of flowers. The one above is called salvia or scarlet sage.
Hi Connie. It’s nice to finally know what it’s called!
We learn something new everyday.