Pink Hibiscus,
and white Hibiscus....
and fabulous blood red Oleanders.
All beautiful flowers that, for me, are emblematic of the South of France. It was 37C when I took these photos yesterday afternoon; far too hot.
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Nice flowers. 15 degrees here but it is midwinter. Much prefer that to 37. With the fire lit it is quite pleasant.
ReplyDeleteAnd for today they are forecasting 27 C; 10 degrees less than yesterday. It was far too hot.
DeleteS.H. I have been told that the Fr couple have now left their bakery/cafe in NZ. Good for the area while it lasted.
DeleteGood luck to them. I wonder where they went.
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DeleteBeautiful flowers. Are oleanders poisonous? I think I've heard that somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI believe that every single part of them is dangerous; even smoke from a fire if you try to burn them.
DeleteThat sounds a bit too warm. But I could cope!
ReplyDeleteThe heat has made our pool turn green-ish.
DeleteThe oleanders give a wonderful burst of colour in this heat. We have, around us, white, pink, red and a very dark almost burgundy.
ReplyDeleteWe have a few but they're mostly different reds. There's a huge white one nearby, but I don't think white suits them as much.
DeleteSo pretty ... they obviously love that hot weather. I think I’d just live in the pool all day ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteOur pool has turned a bit green due to the hot weather. We're having to zap it with chemicals to correct it... so no swimming for a day or two.
DeleteGorgeous blooms.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine those temperatures. We are only hovering in the teens here and it is supposed to be summer 🙄
Far cooler today, but very humid. Not very pleasant.
DeleteI doubt we were in the teens when I got up at 6.30 but we are now at the dizzy heights of 11ºC. Of course it's midsummer so what can we expect? 37ºC is okay if I don't have to work and it's not humid and I have aircon at night! Overall I'll live with what I have and just pay the heating bills.
ReplyDeleteIt really was unpleasantly hot yesterday. May favourite temperature is around 25 C. One can do things at 25 C.
DeleteThat temperature would finish me off Cro but I could do with a few degrees of it - it poured here all day yesterday (good for the garden) today it is breezy and sunny andnot very warm.
ReplyDeleteIt's best to stay indoors when it's that hot. It can make you ill.
DeleteI read the other day that hibiscus is really a tropical plant, yet it grows well here and where you live. I hope you enjoyed a good cooling swim.
ReplyDeleteWe call the 'Althéa' here, and they grow very well. When I see new colours I take seeds, but they are often reluctant to come true to the parent colour.
DeleteThey are all lovely, Cro. I only have one Hibiscus left of the five that I planted years ago. I am OK with that as they grow quite large and lose their flowers constantly. That involves a lot of bending down for me.
ReplyDeleteI've actually been raking-up dead flowers this morning. They are everywhere.
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