Monday, October 4, 2010

Pride of Madeira in my backyard

Pics of my very own Pride of Madeira coming to flower. The violet tones are intensified by being situated between the Myrtle-leaved Milkworts (Polygala myrtifolia). The name Polygala is Latin from the Greek word polugalon for "much milk" because of the belief that cows grazing on milkwort increased their milk production.

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