It’s amazing that this Texas heat hasn’t wiped out my Mandevilla vine, but it has been really showing off this month. The young buds are pale pink when they first appear. The color becomes richer as they burst into full bloom.
This is what the newly opened buds look like…next to a bright mature lady flower…
The mature flowers are vivid, hot pink. They last for several days. This year there have been nice clusters all summer long so there has been a colorful show for months…
I don’t usually have such lovely pictures to share in late August…the flowers and I usually are pretty faded and droopy…like this elderly lady on her last legs…
But I think you’ll agre she is still beautiful…I hope you are enjoying the final weeks of summer and finding the Pink all around you. Speaking of pink. head over to Beverly’s How Sweet the Sound for this Saturday’s links. There’s sure to be lots of beautiful things to see.
