The Boga-Joba Juxtaposition


Boga = White, Joba = Hibiscus Flower
 
My Mom is passionate about gardening. A
little too passionate I would say. She has turned our front yard into a mini
botanical garden. The only piece missing is the Tall Redwood, else if possible,
she would have planted that as well. Strolling in the garden is sometimes
dangerous as all kind of Chameleons, Ants and snakes have now taken permanent
residency in my Mom
s mini rainforest.

The hospital near my home has an exquisite
range of seasonal flowers. I used to wonder if my mom was deliberately falling
sick, just  to go there and admire the
collection. Or if lucky, coax one of the nurses to give her a stem, which she
would gleefully plant in the garden.

She loves flowers and wants every species
in her yard. So when mistakenly I showed her a picture White Hibiscus (Joba),
she was hell bent on getting one. Although white hibiscus is quite common in
Bangalore, it isn
t the case in Jorhat.

Every day, my mom would badger me on phone,
reminding me to get a Boga Joba phool the next time I go home. She is quite an expert
in perfectly breaking off stems in the right places, I am worse than a novice. 

There was a long row of white Hibiscus in
my office garden. Often I had tried to get a branch, but either the branch won
t break or the watchful eyes of gardener
would scare me away. I mean, imagine me running with a white hibiscus plant in
my hand while the gardener is chasing me with a hose pipe. 

Even after a lot of trial and error  (and scratches and sore thumb) I couldnt get one and till this date Mom doesnt falter to emotionally blackmail me.

25 thoughts on “The Boga-Joba Juxtaposition

  1. My mother was an avid gardener in her day too, but that wasn't passed on to me, I'm sorry to say. I can kill anything! LOL Hibiscus are so beautiful. Hope you manage to get your branch.

  2. Awww….do try and get one White Hibiscus for your Mom no? I love her passion!! N also share that mini rainforest's picture! 🙂

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