Rich Purple. Desmodium triflorum, Beggarweed, Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Usually I enter and exit the pretty Taman Botani Perdana - formerly the Lake Gardens - from the gate near Muzium and Stesen Sentral. But today I left from the more stately one on Jalan Parlimen.
Of course, there's always lots to see on the Park's hills and along its lakes. There are many cultivated beds for bright plants and orchids, too. They divert attention from the small 'weeds' or wildflowers in the grass and in the shade of trees. One of these wee wildflowers is Desmodium triflorum, sometimes called Beggarweed because it 'beggars' poor soil. It's only a few millimeters across but of a very Rich Purple, belying its common name.
Rich Purple. Desmodium triflorum, Beggarweed, Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Usually I enter and exit the pretty Taman Botani Perdana - formerly the Lake Gardens - from the gate near Muzium and Stesen Sentral. But today I left from the more stately one on Jalan Parlimen.
Of course, there's always lots to see on the Park's hills and along its lakes. There are many cultivated beds for bright plants and orchids, too. They divert attention from the small 'weeds' or wildflowers in the grass and in the shade of trees. One of these wee wildflowers is Desmodium triflorum, sometimes called Beggarweed because it 'beggars' poor soil. It's only a few millimeters across but of a very Rich Purple, belying its common name.