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Friday, March 9, 2012

Peacock Flowers for YOU...

Hi guys here's my Peacock Flower inspired nails .. I entitled it "Caesalpinia pulcherrima"

*got this meaning from: FLICKER

Peacock Flower/Caesalpinia pulcherrima

In the genus Caesalpinia the most popularly planted species is Caesalpinia pulcherrima.

Common names for this species include Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, and flamboyan-de-jardin.

It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall, native to tropical America. The leaves are bipinnate, 20-40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15-25 mm long and 10-15 mm broad.

The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals.

The fruit is a pod 6-12 cm long.

It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in tropical gardens.

It is also the country flower of the Caribbean island Barbados, and is depicted on the Queen's personal Barbadian flag.

In India it is found in the tropical rain forests.

With a beautiful inflorescence in yellow, red and orange, it is called "Ratnagundhi" colloquially.

Medicine men in the Amazon Rainforest have long known some of the medicinal uses for Caesalpinia pulcherrima, which is known as ayoowiri.

The juice from the leaves is said to cure fever, the juice from the flower cures sores, and the seeds cure bad cough, breathing difficulty, and chest pain.

Four grams from the root is also said to induce abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.

materials used:
franken barbie pink n.p
sponge and dotting tool
sally hansen top coat
different colors of n.p
special polish: konad dark violet
image plate: bm210 and bm212

BTW, I would like to greet my husband who is celebrating his special day today...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

flowers for you bhabhe! I love you very much! thanks for everything...♥

materials used:
milani feisty flames
special polish: white
image plate: XL B and konad s6
dotting tool
sally hansen top coat
different colors of n.p
Hope you like them! God Bless you all!
Happy Weekend everyon!! ♥

6 comments:

  1. Dazzling Colours Mae! I haven't been around in awhile, but I'm going to go back through and look at all your pretty pictures! Eye candy!

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  2. Wow! Those are STUNNING! I’ve featured your beautiful nail art design on my recent post “50+ Spring & Easter Nail Art Ideas & Inspiration” here:
    http://sparklysharpandfabulous.blogspot.com/2012/03/50-spring-easter-nail-art-ideas.html

    I can’t wait to see what you make next! If you create any more looks like this that you think fall into the Spring and or Easter category, post links on my Facebook wall or comment on the post and I’ll add them and the links in the post! Keep up the great work!

    <3 The Sparkle Queen

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