Sthala Padma Pushpa/Hibiscus mutabilis

I took this snap at our home garden. In Kannada, this flower is known as Betta Thavare (or Mountain Lotus). Other names  Changeable rose, Cotton rose, Confederate rose or the cotton rosemallow. As its latin name ‘mutabilis’ suggests, it changes colour from morning to evening, from a fresh white in the morning to a blushing pink in the afternoon to a red in the evening before it whithers. This is a special flower in the worship of Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, and has medicinal properties.

Fresh white in the morning..

 

Another flower..

 

Blushing pink in the afternoon..

 

Red in the evening..