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Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Grows without care, almost! This is a macro shot of the leaves - was surprised to see the details!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2009

Gallery: Stamens, filaments and pistils
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Tough shot to take with built-in flash and getting into the flower!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2009

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: A friend brought a few bulbs over to me from England. Happy they are still doing well.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2011

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Since it is in the night.... and some people mention 'heavanly'..... here is what they mean! Low intensity flash did this trick!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2011

Gallery: Stamens, filaments and pistils
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Getting past the petals to see this. See the lovely pollen!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2012

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Maximum pigmentation
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2012

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Attracts tiny bees and flies
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2011

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: May be this was the peak of its growth and bloom. In 2011, I built a shed for scooter there but retained the shrub - it has the feet in the shed and head out to the sky from below the tiled roof.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2010-09-01

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: Since it was growing wild, I put it at the backyard. Now I grow in one pot, unable to control the speed. My railway driver friend got it from beside some railway track - from the wild.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2010

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: They had grown wild and even bloomed.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2010

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: I had planted along the west yard. I had to remove them when the property underwent a change and in fact, this portion became my new garden space!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2007-06-13

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: As you can see, it has grown in a crack.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2013-06-29

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 6, 2015
Caption: In May it was in full bloom - opens just before dusk and stays open for just 2 hours.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2013-05-12

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: February 5, 2015
Caption: The 'door' is open for the bees that come to collect pollen and pollinate.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2010-01-24

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: February 5, 2015
Caption: I was so happy when this grew well from seed sent by a friend in the US and also it reseeded freely.
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2007-01-01

Gallery: Stamens, filaments and pistils
Date submitted: February 5, 2015
Caption: A place which the bees are very fond of!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2009-02-03

Gallery: Emerging Growth
Date submitted: February 5, 2015
Caption: Found inside the kernel. It is said to be very nutritious. This is the early stage of the tree which would live for >80 years!
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2009

Gallery: Stem, scape, stalk or bark
Date submitted: February 5, 2015
Caption: Arrangement of fronds in attractive 'radial'
Photo location: Mysore, India
Date of photo: 2007

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: January 31, 2015
Caption: Tiny inconspicuous flowers. Tiny spiders also love to reside here!
Photo location: Mysore, India

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: January 30, 2015
Caption: Single leaf against the sun shows oil glands as dots.
Photo location: Mysore, India