Double Hibiscus, an offering!

For a friend that passed away unexpectantly!

I am not a great flower expert, but when I see something special, I have to share it.
A good friend passed away suddenly and this flower is in remembrance of his passage through this life.
He was a passionate writer and many times he inspired me with his exceptional talent.
May he now have real peace in his soul. RIP.

Here we see the birth of the beautiful flower.

And this shows the flower's bloom into life!

At the same time some other colors of the same flower bloomed into life.

Beautiful color and so many petals!

Each flower designed to bring delight to our eyes and to bring peace to our souls!

Finally just a Red Acraea butterfly to tell us that soon this beautiful Double Hibiscus flower will be no more!

Now if you can read between the lines, you will see that human life is explained here. At least as it is supposed to be. We are born, supposed to grow in the beauty of pleasing everything and everyone around us, then we wilt into old age and pass away.

Life is very fragile and should be lived to the full every day. There's no time to deviate from our roads in this life and every day should be treasured for the reason that we are just as fragile as this flower. May it then be that all others see us and our lives, as we see this flower. A life of beauty and peace!

Here is some information about these flowers;

"What Is a Double Hibiscus"?
"A double hibiscus is an ornamental plant in the genus Hibiscus with more than five petals. The additional petals give the blooms a very full, frothy appearance that some gardeners may find aesthetically pleasing. These plants are cultivated as ornamentals in tropical and subtropical regions across the world. Some also produce products usable in foods like hibiscus tea".

"This plant genus is large and includes a number of species grown ornamentally. These tropical Asian natives have since spread all over the world and are especially closely associated with tropical islands. They can grow to varying heights, depending on the species, and produce showy, aromatic blooms. In the case of the double hibiscus, the blooms have additional petals arranged around the base five".

Source:
https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-double-hibiscus.htm

Note: All of the pictures and descriptions are my own and only the sections marked ("") are not mine, but the source was duly cited.

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