My new Discovery in the New Terrritories

I thought I had no chance of taking any photos at a new place this Sunday because the weather forecast said it would be raining. Perhaps the sky took pity on me and gave me some respite. So I went to a place I have heard about quite often but never went to. That's the Tai Po Waterfront Park.



Shortly after leaving the Tai Po Market Station, I passed by a secondary school and found these glory bowers (白花燈籠 ) straining their necks out from an iron mesh of the school begging to be photographed. I obliged.



On the way to the garden, I found these mock "medieval" arches under a bridge.

When I was at the garden, I found lots of very small flowers. Don't know what it's called.

I have seen many of such tiny flowers I don't know how many times I have seen them but I still don't know what it's called. I like its dancing shape though.

Two dancing together.

This blue bud also looks quite beautiful. Like its protective hairs.

Found these tiny ted flowers called Spicy Jatropha or jatropha integerrina (全緣菜珊瑚) dancing from a bush, as if they had just slid down the two leaves. I learned from the internet that its roots is the famous Chinese herbal medicine 沙參..

And these beautiful white flowers with a dark color heart.

And many such lovely lanterns.

And the tips of this yellow "cockerel" flower.

This tentacle like flower called Desmos chinensis (假鷹爪), all twists and curls..

But leaves can be beautiful too.

And these coils look really intricate, as if extending its hand towards a shy bud..

More coils. This one looks as if it was about to leap up or throwing a lasso around.

And these leaves which have nothing to fear in any comparison with flowers.

I found these purple allamanda at a special garden for aromatic herbs.

A close up of two such allamandas.

A close up of some of its petals.

The heart of this flower.



Nearby there were these 黃嬋 like flowers but in purple.

Its stamens.



And the heart of this flower.

And the half open bud of this beautiful purple flower.

We've seen lots of red hibiscus but seldom find them in orange. .

Its heart is unbelievably colorful.