GENEVIEVE CHUA

BLACK VARIETIES

A nocturnal varieties of flora exists. These flowers change in colour and in form throughout the night to according to temperature and acidic conditions of the soil. These are imagined varieties, but are a remix of characteristics found in certain species native to South-east Asia. These are: Hibiscus Mutabilis, Mussaenda Philippica (aka Aurorae), Hymenocallis (aka Spider Lily), leaves of the Albizia saman (aka Pukul Lima or Rain Tree), amongst others.