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Do you like my whiskers ?

2009.10.23
The white flowers

The purple flowers

A closer view of the flowers

The young flowers

A withered flower

A young Cat's Whiskers plant

The Cat's Whiskers (Orthosiphon Aristatus) or misai kuching in Malay, is a medicinal herb that is related to the mint. They are found throughout South East Asia.

Its beautiful elegant pagoda-shaped flowers come in white or purple. The stamens and pistil of the flowers extend out far beyond the petals, creating the 'cat's whiskers' effect.

The plant also has repellent properties that will keep the pests away. The leaves are used as tea for kidney and bladder diseases.
15 Comments
????? The whiskers remind me of spider lilly..and yes, it looks like mint leaves. at least i recognize that. :) bekoo
????? · 2009-10-23: 00:01
soubhagya great shots!
soubhagya · 2009-10-23: 01:13
Nychthemeron I like it's name in English. That's all very interesting
Nychthemeron · 2009-10-23: 01:21
AsH Very nice. Meow!!!
AsH · 2009-10-23: 05:05
Kozuka Wonderful shots!!
Kozuka · 2009-10-23: 06:51
Lynda Nice set. I think it's called catmint here.
Lynda · 2009-10-23: 07:37
onlyricky Intersting whiskers!:D
Now i know that whiskers is not only food to cats! =)
onlyricky · 2009-10-23: 12:26
tracyseeger Very pretty.
tracyseeger · 2009-10-23: 14:05
CarAmba # 2 ...
# 3 ...
CarAmba · 2009-10-24: 04:41
jet28 Beautiful captures :-)
jet28 · 2009-10-25: 02:14
cciotti Love #2, absolutely divine.
cciotti · 2009-10-25: 11:31
LysMandala Wonderful. A perfect colors
LysMandala · 2009-10-25: 16:27
exposures I love #5! It makes me think of an old lady with her thin brittle gray hair blowing behind her...lol...
exposures · 2009-10-27: 12:35
pickledherring Thank you to exposures for your comment.
pickledherring · 2009-10-27: 17:48
azuul of course :D
I think 2# is the most beautiful :]
azuul · 2009-10-28: 10:13
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