Unusual Flower

It was a visit to the Hortpark glasshouses to impress my neice with the flowers that she normally does not get to see in Malaysia. The flowers were their usual lovely selves inside the cool glasshouses while we melted in the sweltering heat outside. Then we walked round the side of the building where I wanted to show her the passion flowers. There were none but look what we saw! I am not sure about the identity of this plant. It might be the Aristolochia littoralis.

Red butterfly stripe plant - Christia vespertilionis

This morning, I spotted an interesting plant outside a pub. There were many other types growing in pots on the pavement. I only had less than 10 minutes to photograph them. So I whipped out my Canon IXUS 850 and did a series of shots not for the sake of entering any competition but just to frame and capture the way they were. This is my way of observing nature.