Gas Plant

taken:
day two
06.22.2014

Here's some pretty pink 'gas plant' blooms in my mother in laws garden. I always love strolling through other people's gardens and spotting plants that I don't have in my own garden. I didn't know anything about 'gas plants', I wondered how it got it's name and after further investigation, I read that the foliage of these plants is covered with a volatile oil that has a lemony scent and gives off a flammable gas rumored to burn a faint glow if lit with a match. Wow! I had no idea.