Erinus alpinus

Erinus alpinus (fairy foxglove, starflower, alpine balsam, liver balsam) is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Central and Southern Europe.

It is a semi-evergreen perennial, with 10 cm (4 in) stems of narrow blue-green leaves and clusters of rose-pink flowers at the tips in spring and summer. It is popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens; and it occasionally becomes naturalised outside of its native range, especially on old stone walls, shown well from a well-known location for this species on the old packhorse bridge at Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland.

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

     

 

 

 

Calytrix

           Calytrix

Kingdom:     Plantae
(unranked):     Angiosperms
(unranked):     Eudicots
(unranked):     Rosids
Order:     Myrtales
Family:     Myrtaceae
Tribe:     Chamelaucieae
Genus:     Calytrix

Calytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. They are commonly known as starflowers.

     
 

Plumeria rubra

 Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. It grows as a spreading tree to 7–8 m (20–25 ft) high and wide, and is flushed with fragrant flowers of shades of pink, white and yellow over the summer and autumn. Its common names include frangipani, red paucipan, red-jasmine, red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree, or simply plumeria.