Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Karnakundala Balsam flower

My earliest memories of balsam are from school days when our teacher has asked us to place an uprooted plant into water colored with blue-ink. After few hours the plant absorbs the ink and flowers has a tint of blue. 

Balsam is also called as jewel weed, rose balsam and ladies slippers. Balsam flower colors are shades of red and purple, and some times white too.





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2 comments:

Manjula Umesh said...

Such a soft lovely flower it is..

siddeshwar said...

one of the flowers which is offered to Hindu deities. yes, a lovely flower.