Firecracker Flowers

Crossandra infundibuliformis , i.e Firecracker flowers is another flowering plant native to Southern India and Sri Lanka.

It is an evergreen shrub with flowers having fan-like petals.

These flowers can be of different colors - red, orange, yellow, shades in-between and even turquoise.

These flowers are considered auspicious by people in these regions. The flowers are strung by a thread into a garland and are offered to temple deities or used to adorn women’s hair.

The seed pods 'explode' after the flower has dried. This exploding sound has given this flower the name 'firecracker flower'. This plant is suitable for growing indoors also.

All these photos are from our own garden.