“A Nice Surprise”, a copyrighted post, was written for my WordPress blog called Always Growing by Jan in Covington, Louisiana
When it comes to my garden, it doesn’t take much to make me happy. A new flower, especially one on a plant that has never bloomed before, really is something I look forward to seeing. While prowling around with my camera this past weekend, I suddenly spied a new flower.
This is the first time I am seeing this flower. It is on a ti plant that my mother gave me about two years ago, and this is the first flower it has ever produced. The stems as well as the tiny flowers are such a pretty shade of pink.
I was rather amazed to see this flowering at this time of year. While, we have not had any real cold weather, we have had several chilly days and nights, and I would have expected this plant to flower in the warm summer, not in mid-November. This certainly was a nice surprise.
Always Growing 
Noelle (azplantlady) said,
November 11, 2009 at 8:17 pm
What a beautiful flower. I love surprises in the garden – good ones, not bad ones ;0)
Sweet Bay said,
November 12, 2009 at 7:50 am
Beautiful! Do you know what it is?
Jan said,
November 12, 2009 at 4:36 pm
It is a ti plant that my mother called “Mardi Gras”.
kilbournegrove said,
November 12, 2009 at 8:13 pm
A beautiful flower and a beautiful leaf!
Jackie (Ellie Mae's Cottage) said,
November 13, 2009 at 1:37 pm
What a pretty plant. I get excited when I see anything in bloom this time of year – it’s always such a treat!
Lana said,
November 18, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Wow…how cool! It almost reminds me of…red buckeye, I think it’s called…