Hive Stock Images - Fragrant and Simply Fabulous Flowering Shrubs

Yesterday, I showed you flowers from my garden, and as I was composing my blog, it became a tad long-winded.
Today, I decided to separate the flowering shrubs into a new post and hope that Tomorrow or in the days to come you will find some of these images useful for your Hive posts ONLY; not to be used elsewhere, mind you!
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Bougainvillea

This thorny vine-like shrub's colourful flowers are not flowers at all, but bracts. The real flowers are the tiny white ones hidden in the centre of the bracts.
We had a custom-made trellis built and trained it to grow into an arch above our swimming pool gate; makes a beautiful show in summer although the bracts forever land in the pool especially when we experience a lot of wind.

Brunfelsia Pauciflora aka Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

This fabulously fragrant shrub's flowers change day by day; from purple, fading to a pale lavender and finally to white over the next couple of days. Unlike us humans, they thrive in a climate with high heat and humidity. The fragrance of the flowers grow stronger in the evening; I planted a couple of these near big windows and door entrances so the gorgeous fragrance wafts into the house.

Jasminum aka Jasmine

Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines and belong to the olive family (Oleaceae). They're mostly grown for their powerful sweet fragrance which also gets stronger in the evening. This one grows outside my kitchen door and gives us much pleasure, both visual and for its scent.

Duranta

This beautiful tropical evergreen plant bears massive clusters of violet blossoms for the entire growing season and has the added bonus of bunches of ornamental yellow berries in autumn. It's often grown as a hedge.

Ixora aka Jungle Geranium

This gorgeous tropical, evergreen shrub is also known as Flame of the Woods and belongs to the Rubiaceae family, which includes the Coffee plant and Gardenia.
Although it is native to India, it is grown worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions.
It thrives here in our sub-tropical garden and makes a lovely show in spring and summer.
Interestingly it is used in Hindu worship and also has medicinal value.

Camellia

This variegated Camellia makes a very pretty show in our garden as it's covered in flowers from early spring through to summer.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus does very well in a tropical climate and thrives here in our sub-tropical garden as well, and comes in various shades; we have gorgeous yellow, pink and red ones and have to trim these shrubs regularly as they can get quite large and unruly.

Gardenia

The pure white Gardenia not only looks pretty but also has the most gorgeous aroma; the flowers from this pretty shrub are used as the base for many perfumes. It unfortunately does not live very long therefore is not suitable for picking, but I do get tempted at times as the fragrance fills the entire room.

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