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True Blue Gloxinia

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
I bought this Gloxinia in September last year. I pruned off the whole plant in December after all the flower buds have opened. The first time the plant regrew, the leaves turned yellow due to over-watering. It then grew back the second time and the result is shown here.Below picture was taken when the first two flowers began to open... ...

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Cactus

The Cute And The Funny But No ID

Thursday, June 24, 2010
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...

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Amaranthus Flying Colours

My Little Plants

Sunday, June 20, 2010
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...

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Chalice Vine

Climbers with Big Flowers

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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....

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Calla Lily

They Are Not True Lilies

Monday, June 07, 2010
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...

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Cosmos Bright Eyes

Plant Survival

Wednesday, June 02, 2010
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...

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