cat's whiskers

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 23 November 2007 in Plant & Nature.

According to my mom,this plant is called 猫须草,which literally means cat's whiskers,though i am not sure about its real name.Anyone?:)

Anyway,this cat's whiskers look really pretty,and they do resemble cat's whiskers,and what i really like about them is that their tips are actually purple.

My mom has a lot of different species of plants in her front porch,cat's whiskers being one of them. My hub says a wild boar could be hiding among the bushes and shrubs,LOL,because my mom likes her garden 'wild' and unkempt.

alla from Toronto, Canada

Never seen it before! Yes, look like whiskers! :)

23 Nov 2007 6:04am

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

Wow - this is an awesome shot of the Cats Whiskers Tyan!!! I have never seen anything like it - so as for the name can't help you out there, but what a beautiful flower!!! :)

23 Nov 2007 6:30am

Alireza from Tehran, Iran

I like the title! so beautiful flowers

23 Nov 2007 12:13pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Tyan, that is a wonderful photo...how lovely of you ;)

23 Nov 2007 1:47pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Gosh! what a beautiful flower, the little purple tips are so georgous.
I did a bit of googling LOL and they are called "Cats Whiskers" Java Tea, latin name, Orthosiphon arista

23 Nov 2007 4:50pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Ooooops! I pressed the post comment button tooooooo soon LOL :D
aristatus, was what I was about to say :D
A beautiful shot Tyan :)

23 Nov 2007 4:52pm

Markus from Reading, United Kingdom

Amazing shot!

23 Nov 2007 7:01pm

Rags from Plano, United States

it is a pretty looking flower. Cool shot tyan!

23 Nov 2007 10:57pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

WOW, this is so pro, yet again, dearest tyan!! I love this flower image; it is soooooo exquisite!!! Beautiful DOF, textures, and colour. BRAVO, dear babe!!

24 Nov 2007 8:09pm

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

This is a really pretty flower. So cool! Looks like a wedding dress for a fairy.

24 Nov 2007 9:51pm

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