I have been fascinated with the foliage here in Australia, especially the flowering trees, bushes and flowers....such a beautiful country!
Colors I have never seen before!
Shapes that are intricate, delicate and artistic!
Fragrances that literally fill the air around me!
One plant in particular is most unique not only for its beautiful colors and unbelievable fragrance, but I have never heard of a flower changing colors each day that it is blooming, which is just three short days for these little blossom gems. This bush below is blooming on the street I walk each day and is just gloriously filled with blooms right now. I could stand and smell the air around these flowers all day.....simply amazing!!!!
*Read below to find out how the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plant got its name
How the
YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW
plant got its name.
"The Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plant. or Brunfelsia Iatifolia, got its more common name because of its fragrant two-inch blooms. These flowers last for three days and change color with each day. The first day they are purple (yesterday), the second day they change to a pastel lavender shade (today), and on the third day they change to an almost white color (tomorrow). Because each flower lasts for three days and goes through this colorful transformation, it is easy to tell whether it is a yesterday bloom or a shade representing today and tomorrow.
http://garden.lovetoknow.com/plants/perennials/yesterday-today-tomorrow-plant
This unique plant creates variegated clusters of color and breathtaking beauty when all three shades are present. Unlike some plants that flower for two to four weeks, one thing that makes these shrubs so desirable is that flowering starts in the summer and promises plenty of yesterdays, todays and tomorrows as flowering lasts into September and October.
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