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African Daisy - Gerbera

How's Your Garden Doing?

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I just love the Impatiens (most probably a Walleriana variety) that's in the centre of a planter in my garden. It has grown so big in just a month. On the left is another Impatiens, of the red/white dwarf variety, and on the right is a fuschia New Guinea. I just couldn't prune the centre one yet as the flowers are still blooming...

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Curcuma Alismatifolia

Siam Tulip

Saturday, August 21, 2010
I kept thinking about this ginger plant after I left the nursery and I was glad that I made that U-turn to get it :-DLater I found out that the plant is called Curcuma Alismatifolia. Commonly known as Siam Tulip, this plant has light pink/green bracts and white/blue true flowers. As the bracts unfold, the true flowers grow out one after another at...

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Chrysothemis Pulchella

Gesneriad Cousins

Monday, August 16, 2010
When I bought this plant, I asked the nursery owner if this is a Guppy Plant, and he quickly said, "No, I don't know." Shortly after that, however, he blurred out, "Goldfish!"I thought that he gave me a really spontaneous and clever answer. Yup, the flowers really look like goldfish. When I got back, I double-checked the plant ID. He was right... the...

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African Daisy - Gerbera

Pleasant Surprises

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
After the rainy days, one inflorescence grew from a caladium that's in a planter box together with a Mexican sunflower... These 'dancing ladies' brought some joy back to this nook of my garden. The earlier spike of flowers that grew out was broken due to the heavy raindrops. Then later the sun dried up the spike :-( ...

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Garden

It's a Pilea Species!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Earlier, I have published a post to identify the plant below. The plant is most probably Pilea Depressa.Common name: Miniature Peperomia, Shiny Creeping Charley, Giant Baby Tears ...

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Calla Lily

Preparing for the Year-End Season

Friday, August 06, 2010
I have just dug up my Amaryliss bulbs to kick-off the 'forcing the bulb to bloom process' since they have not shown any new flower stalks for more than a year (Ha Xuan, thanks again for the details of the process!).I am now drying the bulbs by hanging them upside down (like the pic below), for a week, before wrapping them with newspapers...

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Chinese Bellflower

Chinese Bellflowers

Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Chinese Bellflowers or Balloon flowers are amazing. Although they come in small pots, the flowers are really big, comparatively.The plant requires some attention, on deadheading, but its charming blooms flourish quickly. ...

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