Jungle flame or ixora is an easy-to-grow shrub that blooms almost continuously through the year, producing hydrangea-like heads of red, yellow, orange, or pink flowers
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The lone bunch
The first bunch of ixora in the present lot, waiting for others to bloom.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Dense
Linked to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Dense

A dense display of ixora

Wild grass that sprang up and growing densely after the summer showers

Densely growing wild plant by the wayside

Densely packed leaves
9.243.365 Common Mormon
The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.
This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swallowtails, such as the common rose and the crimson rose. (Wiki) Here is one such display. Take a look at the male here.