Purple haze;

Tibouchinas are flowering now.

Wisteria growing on Pergola is a joy in spring.

Viola tricolor are welcome self seeders over winter into late spring.

Potato vine, Solanum jasminoides is a wonderful climber; ones its in the garden it's for ever; grows and sets seeds in record time. I have thought many times to get rid of it but it is still growing in my garden. It is such a beauty.

This is only a small selection. My garden is full of purple, mauve, lilac, into rose and blue tints and hues.

Interesting Trees;

Diamante Citron; Citrus medica; Etrog;

The elongate fruit of the Citron tree; Photo TS

The ripe fruit, notice the thick skin suitable to make candied citron.

The Diamante citron (citrus medica cv. Diamante is named after the city of Diamante which is in the center of its cultivation point, province of Cosenza, region of Calabria, at the south-western coast of Italy. That's why it is called by others "Calabria Esrog", which is the Hebrew name for the citron.
However, by most religious Jews it is called Yanova Esrog, because in the past, they use to buy the citrons from Genoa, which is in northern Italy and much closer to the Jewish centers in Europe.
　
The Diamante citron was one of the most important varieties candied by the largest factories at Leghorn Italy; it was gathered from Liguria, Naples, Calabria & Sicily .

Etrog - A yellow citrus fruit, also known as a "citron," that is used on the holiday of Sukkot along with the lulav (a bundle of palm, willow, and myrtle branches). During Sukkot, blessings are recited over these four species. The etrog is usually stored in a container to protect its tip or pistil, which, if not intact, renders the fruit unusable for the holiday.

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Believe it or not:
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

Photos TS