Java Tea

I was going to post another entry for life.turns. today, but my victim escaped! I shall have to grab her tomorrow, as the whole family is off to New Hampshire on Tuesday to a wedding. Nia was a little pensive when she was told that the bride, not the flower girl would be the star of the show. I think she has her own ideas about that.

Cat's Whiskers are excellent for the home landscape as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to the plant for its nectar. It is a member of the mint family and is known botanically as Orthosiphon stamineus. Its origin is tropical East Asia, but it grows well in the southern states of America. Its blossoms are tropical and exotic, they may be white or bluish-purple, and when the bloom opens, it has a long spike full of flowers and stamens, similar to a cat's whiskers. One interesting fact about the plant...Java Tea, which is used to help pass kidney stones, is made from Cat's Whiskers.