the buds and flowers of red plumbago indica

paeoniaceae wedgeshaped herbaceous elliptical wildflower evergreen perennial particles gradually flowering following plumbago branches narrowly inverted purplish november flowers calcium rounded broadly pointed corolla anthers blossom produce indica family height meters leaves papery rarely bracts period flower nature branch insect plant genus reach small stems woody ovate shape sharp blunt acute lobes ovary april petal shrub green buds rare soft base hard garden popular science knowledge botany biology