Jupiter tree revisited

Just down the road from us there is a roundabout covered in grass which is where you can see the jupiter tree. I wrote a post about it in 2011 and for some reason it's received 500 visits. Here are a couple of photos I took this morning:

Footnote from the previous post:  in English it's crape myrtle or  crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, belonging to the  loosestrife Family. Pity. Jupiter tree is such an evocative name!

Jupiter tree

It's all gone now, but last month the jupiter tree was in bloom; at least I think that's what it's called....at least it is or might be in Spanish. Anyway, it's a lovely little tree planted on a roundabout down the road from us.

By the time I took the photo it was past its best. The figure on the right is the statue of a dancer. There are four of them in the garden on the roundabout. 

Footnote: in English it's crape myrtle or  crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, belonging to the 

loosestrife Family. Pity. Jupiter tree is such an evocative name!

Here's one I found in Cambrils, called plumbago. It's a beautiful colour.

Also called leadwort in English, the alternative names in Spanish are celestina, jazmín del Cabo (Cape jazmine) or jazmín del cielo (heavenly jazmine). Prettier names for such a pretty flower.  

2014 Here's this year's tree.