Today I bring you other beauties that our amazing nature gives us every day, the flowers popularly known as Celestinas. They are a bush species belonging to the genus Plumbago and in the scientific field is known by the name Plumbago Auriculata.

At present, this shrub is scattered throughout almost the entire world, it has become very popular at an ornamental level, due to its beautiful twigs made up of small and beautiful inflorescences.

The genus groups 15 perennial species, among which is the species that I show you today in the images, it is particularly developed in tropical climates. However, some species also inhabit temperate climates.

The Celestinas flowers that I share with you today as you can see are white, but we can also find them in blue, purple, pink and red tones, although at least here in Venezuela the most common are white and blue.

This shrub is not very demanding in terms of care, however, it requires frequent watering. An interesting detail about this climbing plant is that it is included in the group of protocarnivorous plants. This is due to the fact that in the part of its inflorescence known as the calyx it has hairs that allow it to catch insects, although with certainty, there is no certainty about the objective of this mechanism. Since, it could be interpreted as a defensive mechanism against some harmful insects or to limit pollination only to certain insects.

I hope you enjoyed the publication I brought you today and that it will also be to the liking of my friend @Adalger, since it will be my entry this week for the wonderful contest he organizes, Amazing Nature Contest - January 2021 - #01.

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