My little cactus gave me a pleasant morning surprise with this cute pink bloom. There were lots of ants in the bloom, so the flower must be really sweet! I am not sure if the scent I smelt that morning was from this flower (I didn't get close to have a sniff... silly me!) or from my neighbour's fresh laundry :-)
Do you recognise any of these cacti? I do not have their IDs.
Do you recognise any of these cacti? I do not have their IDs.
Amaranthus Flying Colours... I am so excited about the progress of these plants. I am sure their real colours are going to come out soon. Till then, I hope the plants are not too crowded. I just couldn't find another place to separately place them now... there is simply no more space in my garden!
A sunflower that I am really looking forward to seeing the blooms... it's going to be chocolate :-)
A sunflower that I am really looking forward to seeing the blooms... it's going to be chocolate :-)
I am so thankful that my mum managed to get a few cuttings of this beautiful vine from her neighbour's garden some months ago.
From this particular cutting, I had hoped to grow a bonsai-like plant. Not many leaves have grown over the four months though since I transferred the rooted cutting into this pot. This first bloom however came as a pleasant surprise. The flower is as huge as it could be, even when the vine is still short. The whole pic below is actually the whole vine!
The other vine that has big flowers is the laurel-leaved Thunbergia. This vine grows pretty fast and is very productive. The flowers kept appearing and it is really a delight to have this vine in my garden.
From this particular cutting, I had hoped to grow a bonsai-like plant. Not many leaves have grown over the four months though since I transferred the rooted cutting into this pot. This first bloom however came as a pleasant surprise. The flower is as huge as it could be, even when the vine is still short. The whole pic below is actually the whole vine!
The other vine that has big flowers is the laurel-leaved Thunbergia. This vine grows pretty fast and is very productive. The flowers kept appearing and it is really a delight to have this vine in my garden.
I am growing Canna Lily for the first time. The flowers are attractive. I just love the flowers' vivid colours but they really look like fake flowers that are made out of crepe paper. And, grasshoppers love the leaves. The new leaves are always 'disfigured' by them! My way of punishing those little creatures... they go right into the throat of my Sarrracenia pitchers once caught ;-)
This is my second attempt to grow a Calla Lily. The first one rotted and is gone. I hope this one will last longer and the heat will not 'melt' the plant.
This is my second attempt to grow a Calla Lily. The first one rotted and is gone. I hope this one will last longer and the heat will not 'melt' the plant.
My hibiscus was heavily infested with mealy bugs. In fact, most of its leaves were gone. But I was so glad to see that the plant has re-bloomed although the flower is now much smaller in size. All in the plant took about 4 months to recover and rebloom!
The white flies that infested my Mexican Sunflower left. But below were the last few blooms...
The white flies that infested my Mexican Sunflower left. But below were the last few blooms...