this is not the picture i was searching for
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
September 15, 2018 2:29am CST
i was scrolling through pixabay (a free-to-use image site) to look for pictures of wet streets with scattered leaves, twigs and branches.
i wanted to give an idea of the scene we woke up to here in our neighborhood.
but when i saw these flowers, i changed my mind and downloaded them.
then i decide to make a quick collage as well using befunky.com.
you know what, i still don't know what these flowers are called in filipino or english.
and i'm still unsure whether to call them pink or purple. haha!
there are also white variants of these flowers, though.
anyway, i've always liked these small simple flowers, even if some see them more like weeds/grass (damo) because they tend to grow anywhere.
they will sprout among other plants in a bed or a pot, and even through cracks on the wall or pavement.
if you have these flowers where you live, what are they called and in what colors?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
i only see that color and white here. maybe the other colors exist in colder countries?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
@LadyDuck i would be nice to see all colors
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
15 Sep 18
@hereandthere I do not know if they only exist in colder countries, I see them here.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
ladyduck and darcy said it's called periwinkle
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
yeah, is it pink or purple? do you also have them where you live? i like the white one, too.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
i think they're just ordinary commonplace flowers that no one really plants or cares for, but they still make me smile when i see them sprouting anywhere.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Sep 18
it's periwinkle as per ladyduck and darcy. what colors do you have in mauritius?
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@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
16 Sep 18
@hereandthere I have the same pink color. What color do you have?
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@CuriousFellow (588)
• Mauritius
16 Sep 18
@hereandthere I have it at work. Thank you now I know the name and can share with others.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Oct 18
i remember hearing that name growing up. i t would be nice to see the orange ones
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
you know what, i never thought to smell them. i guess i always assumed they're "scentless" like gumamela (hibiscus) and santan (ixora coccinea), unlike when you see sampaguita, you instinctively lean over to take a whiff. do they grow there, too?
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
@hereandthere I haven’t seen one (maybe) although I never pay much attention to flowers. Except if I can a picture out a good caption for an FB post for them. Hehe
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Sep 18
i only see white and that color here. what colors do you have?
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@JudyEv (325693)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 18
@hereandthere I think that's the only colours I've seen too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Sep 18
i like these tiny flowers, but they don't have fragrance, right?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
24 Sep 18
no, they don't, but at least i finally know the name c/o other mylotters - periwinkle
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 Sep 18
@hereandthere these small flowers are also located anywhere here, even in grasslands
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
they're low maintenance and never seem to run out of flowers
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
@shubhu3 yep, with the help of ladyduck and darcy - periwinkle.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
15 Sep 18
@hereandthere That is good. These flowers are common. I have seen too a lot. Do you know their name?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
So, you changed topic because of this :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
i have a backlog of topics, but i always get stuck how to flesh them out, so i take the easy way out. 
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@Hannihar (129430)
• Israel
16 Sep 18
@hereandthere
Very pretty flowers. I admire flowers from a far but do not know the names of them. I am not sure if we have them here in Israel or not.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Sep 18
i learned from ladyduck and darcy that they're called periwinkle
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 18
I have a few of them in my garden. They are called periwinkle in English and Sadabahar in Hindi. It is called Sadabahar in Hindi as it blooms through out year in all seasons.
It is supposed to have miraculous medicinal property to control diabetes.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
they're definitely survivors. yes, ladyduck and darcy identified them as periwinkle. how does it help with diabetes?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
@arunima25 oh, you mean taken raw? not boiled?
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 18
@hereandthere there leaves and flowers if crushed and taken on empty stomach help with daibetes control. It comes in herbal treatment but I have not tried it myself.
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
20 Sep 18
Still remains to be a beautiful picture.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 18
These flowers are usually found in public places too. Don't need constant watering
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 18
we don't know "who" planted them, but they started sprouting among the plants here
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@YrNemo (20261)
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15 Sep 18
@hereandthere As long as you have warm weather, that plant will keep popping up. I remember playing with its seeds...
As long as you have warm weather, that plant will keep popping up. I remember playing with its seeds...1 person likes this
