Jamaican vervain | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

In the calm and peaceful morning I returned to exploring the outdoors to look for interesting objects that I could immortalize. Well today I found a beautiful bright purple flower that was blooming. The flower stands gracefully among the lush green leaves.

The appearance of these flowers is very beautiful with very bright colors, their charm seems to provide inspiration for the surrounding environment. Her beauty manages to show the outdoors in its most stunning form. Lush green foliage provides a contrasting backdrop for the bright purple flowers of Jamaican vervain.

For those of you who live in an agricultural environment, you must be familiar with this flower. The Jamaican vervain flower or better known as the horse whip and also those who call it the jarong flower is a plant that grows in the wild and is often considered a nuisance weed by farmers. But for photography lovers like me, this flower is a beauty found in the wild in the most amazing form.

This flower is famous not only for its beautiful color, but the shape of its flower stalk is much more attractive. The handle is very similar to the whip on a horse-drawn carriage. Maybe it is because of this shape that this flower is called the horsewhip flower. A unique and interesting name, in Latin the name of this flower is no less unique, namely "Stachytarpheta jamaicensis".

However, you also need to understand that this flower not only displays the beauty of its flowers but also attracts the attention of many insects. So, for those of you who want lots of insects like butterflies to come to your garden, this flower is very suitable as a lure for insects.

Judging from the beautiful shape of the flowers and the tree which is not too big, this plant is suitable as an ornamental plant. I saw that the tree was only about one meter high. If it is used as an ornamental plant and planted in a pot, I am sure the height will be reduced from that.