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I hope you have had a great week! Well, it was mostly cloudy and rainy here in Petaling Jaya. In fact, as I am typing this post, the sky is still suggesting bad weather for this week though the forecast says tomorrow is going to be sunny.
Even the temperature has dropped by a few degrees! It is usually around 32°C in the afternoon but this week, it is about 29°C only. While I enjoy the cooler weather, one bloom just came out at the wrong time. This yellow bloom of my Gerbera Daisy was small in size and withered soon after it blossomed - disliking the wet weather I supposed...
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Other blooms seems alright. I found strings of little bell flowers of the Russelia equisetiformis 'Flava' being swept to one side, probably due to the strong winds. Looking at the messy bush, I was imagining... if the flowers were real bells I would hear chimes of little bells quite often last week hehe...
Oftentimes plants that flowers take their own sweet time to bloom. Some re-bloom faster than others but they usually take a long time to re-bloom or maybe the gardener is simply a bit impatient ;-)
Let me start with the one that I have waited for the longest time to re-bloom, my Hoya kerrii! Not just one peduncle this time but two... yay! Btw the pic is showing white buds only, which have not open yet though. Will update you guys in the next post, ok? hehe...
Meanwhile, the other hoya that is sitting just a few pots away is the Hoya pubicalyx. I have lost count how many times it has flowered (and still flowering) already. But each time when I smell something coming from that corner of the garden, I know a bunch or two of its wax flowers (and usually more than one bunch!) have opened.
My dear old Aloe Vera has been putting out spikes of yellow flowers. After each time it flowers, I find that the plant turns 'weak' as the leaves are more yellow than green. Not sure if there is anything to do with the flower (as I suspect that all energy may have gone into putting out the spike of flower) or due to clogging of the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot. Hmm... does anyone know?
Next, my very red Gerbera Daisy is really a bloom to treasure. The off-and-on wet spells have not been kind to this cheerful shrub. The stalks of flower buds that came out just didn't blossom properly. This time round however it is just perfect!
My pink Verbena dainty flowers are a pretty sight ;-)
As for the Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Shamrock', its little spaceship-like greenish-blue blooms are quite fascinating...
Just as admirable is the spike of blooms that is coming out from the Sundew. Love to watch how the flower stalk uncurls and grows.
... my bright red Episcias are flowering nicely ;-)
Many thanks for reading about my plants. Not sure if any of you noticed, I have been a slow blogger of late. Anyway I will try to update on my garden more frequently soon, haha... You have a great day!
There wasn't much progress in my garden as of last week. The weather was as usual, cloudy most of the time with occasional clear skies.
My African Daisy-Gerbera is always placed infront as it is a low growing plant. Together with other plants with similar height like the Ground Orchid (in the pic below) they cover the sight of pots that have vines and taller shrubs growing in them.
My African Daisy-Gerbera is always placed infront as it is a low growing plant. Together with other plants with similar height like the Ground Orchid (in the pic below) they cover the sight of pots that have vines and taller shrubs growing in them.
I am happy to see that some of my plants are appreciating the cooler temperature due to the frequent rain and cloudy skies that we are experiencing nowadays.
Below is a pic of my Thai Caladium that I bought in March. It has blossomed an inflorescence last week... much sooner than I expected as I recall my other Caladiums took longer time to flower, yay :-D
With blooms like Gloxinia coupled with the cooler than usual mornings I really feel like I am on holiday in a temperate country.
Below is a pic of my Thai Caladium that I bought in March. It has blossomed an inflorescence last week... much sooner than I expected as I recall my other Caladiums took longer time to flower, yay :-D
With blooms like Gloxinia coupled with the cooler than usual mornings I really feel like I am on holiday in a temperate country.
I have finally managed to do some weeding in my garden over the weekend. And here are the recent blooms...
Trailling succulent, Ice Plant, the plant grows pretty fast. Right after this bunch of flowers have spent, I cut this long stem and used it to propagate more plants.
Moon Cactus, the plant is even prettier when a flower opened. But surprisingly, the flower is pale pink. I thought that it would be a bright one as the cactus is bright orange.
This month I am really happy that my Gerberas are re-blooming just like how I bought them many months ago...
I thought of discarding this Gerbera earlier. I am glad I didn't!
Lantana... the plant likes some pampering - a little pruning and a little feeding.
Canna Lily and Pentas, I love their bright colours...
Here is the brightest of them all... red Desert Rose ;-)
Dwarf Snapdragon's returning blooms, not prolific as you can see from here...
Rudbeckia returned with only one bloom and smaller in size...
Have a great day and happy planting!
Trailling succulent, Ice Plant, the plant grows pretty fast. Right after this bunch of flowers have spent, I cut this long stem and used it to propagate more plants.
Moon Cactus, the plant is even prettier when a flower opened. But surprisingly, the flower is pale pink. I thought that it would be a bright one as the cactus is bright orange.
This month I am really happy that my Gerberas are re-blooming just like how I bought them many months ago...
I thought of discarding this Gerbera earlier. I am glad I didn't!
Lantana... the plant likes some pampering - a little pruning and a little feeding.
Canna Lily and Pentas, I love their bright colours...
Here is the brightest of them all... red Desert Rose ;-)
Dwarf Snapdragon's returning blooms, not prolific as you can see from here...
Rudbeckia returned with only one bloom and smaller in size...
Have a great day and happy planting!
I love colourful foliages. One of them is Coleus and I am glad to have a few in my garden. This time round, their leaves are in their best colours.
In the pic below is a Coleus (the same one as in the centre of the pic above). The plant is definitely not an upright grower and I am trying to grow this Coleus to drape down the pot. Strangely even with frequent pruning, their stems tend to grow upwards and not downwards. Have you encounter similar problem?
Meanwhile I am trying to make the Coleus in the pic below to trail also. The other thing about this variety is that its light pink pattern in the centre of the leaves only appears when planted at a partial shade area.
The pic below shows my Mock Strawberry... nice to look at only ;-)
At last! The first flowers of my Plumeria have opened. My neighbour likes the bright colours. So do I. But I wish there will be more flowers to form a nice bouquet. Don't you think so?
My Hoya Diversifolia pink flower clusters are taking their turn to open. Hmm... definitely not blooming as spectacular as the mother plant (click here to see).
A close up view of the small and compact flower cluster...
Anyone knows what's happening to my cactus?
A yellow African Daisy - Gerbera about to open...
Both flowers and foliages are important to add vibrant colours to the garden. Which do you grow more?
Happy gardening!
In the pic below is a Coleus (the same one as in the centre of the pic above). The plant is definitely not an upright grower and I am trying to grow this Coleus to drape down the pot. Strangely even with frequent pruning, their stems tend to grow upwards and not downwards. Have you encounter similar problem?
Meanwhile I am trying to make the Coleus in the pic below to trail also. The other thing about this variety is that its light pink pattern in the centre of the leaves only appears when planted at a partial shade area.
The pic below shows my Mock Strawberry... nice to look at only ;-)
At last! The first flowers of my Plumeria have opened. My neighbour likes the bright colours. So do I. But I wish there will be more flowers to form a nice bouquet. Don't you think so?
My Hoya Diversifolia pink flower clusters are taking their turn to open. Hmm... definitely not blooming as spectacular as the mother plant (click here to see).
A close up view of the small and compact flower cluster...
Anyone knows what's happening to my cactus?
A yellow African Daisy - Gerbera about to open...
Both flowers and foliages are important to add vibrant colours to the garden. Which do you grow more?
Happy gardening!
Hoya kerrii gave me a big surprise with its flower! I must have too many plants in my garden nowadays coz I didn't even noticed it was there till I saw a fully blossomed flower a few days ago...
The Hoya Diversifolia that I posted in earlier post has however not blossomed yet. But I saw many other flower buds flourishing one by one and I am so happy about this result. This hoya was propagated using its stem cutting about one-and-a-half years ago.
The Hoya Diversifolia that I posted in earlier post has however not blossomed yet. But I saw many other flower buds flourishing one by one and I am so happy about this result. This hoya was propagated using its stem cutting about one-and-a-half years ago.
Scarlet Sage is a short little shrub that has made my garden really pretty last month with its brilliant red flowers. What I like most about this plant is that the spike of flowers make up half the height of the plant - very showy indeed!
Now the flowers are all gone. I hope the plant will regrow and reflower as I would love to plant it together with a Garden Sage later. Not only because they are from the same genus, Salvia, but I think they can look nice growing together. Garden Sage has rough, pebbly-textured, grey-green leaves that will probably make the Scarlet Sage flowers shine even more.
Now the flowers are all gone. I hope the plant will regrow and reflower as I would love to plant it together with a Garden Sage later. Not only because they are from the same genus, Salvia, but I think they can look nice growing together. Garden Sage has rough, pebbly-textured, grey-green leaves that will probably make the Scarlet Sage flowers shine even more.
My orange hibiscus has finally bursted its first flower. Earlier I sheared the branches as the plant was heavily infested with mealy bugs. Now it is just a short shrub. The plant was propagated from stem cuttings I asked from a stranger (see my earlier post).
One thing that I like about this hibiscus is that the colour changes by the hour. I like the orange shade best when the sun is shinning brightly in the afternoon. That's when the colour looks pastel.
One thing that I like about this hibiscus is that the colour changes by the hour. I like the orange shade best when the sun is shinning brightly in the afternoon. That's when the colour looks pastel.
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 profusely... sort of like 'over-powering' the rest!
Below was how they were like one month ago...
Below was how they were like one month ago...
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 :-(
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 :-(
This red gerbera had withstood the test of tropical heat and rainfall...
After a week of sunny sky and heavy rain, it's still able to blossom well and show its best.
My mini oncidium has been blooming for more than a month already. Its colour faded but the flowers are still looking fine.
Unlike gerbera and oncidium, my impatiens is always fighting against the heat. The plant becomes soft and limp in the afternoon. Well, I guess not all plants are strong enough to withstand the hot weather :-(
Happy discovering flower plants that are suitable for your garden!
After a week of sunny sky and heavy rain, it's still able to blossom well and show its best.
My mini oncidium has been blooming for more than a month already. Its colour faded but the flowers are still looking fine.
Unlike gerbera and oncidium, my impatiens is always fighting against the heat. The plant becomes soft and limp in the afternoon. Well, I guess not all plants are strong enough to withstand the hot weather :-(
Happy discovering flower plants that are suitable for your garden!
While there are plants that are just not growing well, some are doing pretty well. I start with bad reports...
My miniature rose has gone to a size that's as small as a moss rose! The leaves are small and turned dry, and they really look unhealthy. Due to the lack of experience on my side, the rose was totally exhausted by the recent heat and flash rains. In fact one of my rose plants had died on me. So sad :-(
My Mexican Sunflower plants were infested with small white flies. When I was getting rid of insects, most of the leaves turned yellow and dried up. These problem worsen when the weather turn sunny and hot.
My miniature rose has gone to a size that's as small as a moss rose! The leaves are small and turned dry, and they really look unhealthy. Due to the lack of experience on my side, the rose was totally exhausted by the recent heat and flash rains. In fact one of my rose plants had died on me. So sad :-(
My Mexican Sunflower plants were infested with small white flies. When I was getting rid of insects, most of the leaves turned yellow and dried up. These problem worsen when the weather turn sunny and hot.
Whenever I am gardening or cooking, I would often think of new plants to grow, new ideas to write and even new recipes to try for that day... there's when I am most relaxed!
Sometimes in-between cooking, I would just go to the garden and do some watering or weeding.
Sometimes in-between cooking, I would just go to the garden and do some watering or weeding.
I wish that I could have more of these pretty and cheerful blooms in my garden. They are just spectacular!
Gomphrena was the champion amongst the many seeds that I have sown earlier. But Mexican Sunflower is the shinning star! The intense orange colour is just amazing.
My first flower bloomed in an unusual way. The disk-florets in the centre opened while the petal-like orange ray florets were still rolled up. Then I learnt that daisies are made up of two types of flowers - disk florets in the centre and petal-like florets at the periphery. Together, they give the appearance of being a single flower known as capitulum.
Gomphrena was the champion amongst the many seeds that I have sown earlier. But Mexican Sunflower is the shinning star! The intense orange colour is just amazing.
My first flower bloomed in an unusual way. The disk-florets in the centre opened while the petal-like orange ray florets were still rolled up. Then I learnt that daisies are made up of two types of flowers - disk florets in the centre and petal-like florets at the periphery. Together, they give the appearance of being a single flower known as capitulum.
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