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What is ahead, Malaysia? I thought one plane crash was bad enough. We had two!! No more, please!!!
Perhaps it is time to just forget about the sorrows for while now that our dear country is turning 57 on 31 August. As we celebrate our Merdeka (Independence) Day, I have something to make you happy :-)
It is always not easy to keep up with blogging a lot of time. But because I know there will be always readers, followers and sometimes newbies on the blog, I am motivated to keep writing/posting. Thank you :)
Perhaps it is time to just forget about the sorrows for while now that our dear country is turning 57 on 31 August. As we celebrate our Merdeka (Independence) Day, I have something to make you happy :-)
The pictures that I have included in this post are snapshots of my garden and plants this week. In bloom below is my Green Ice Crossandra (Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Shamrock'). I thought of pruning it yesterday, good thing I didn't!
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| Green Ice Crossandra |
It is always not easy to keep up with blogging a lot of time. But because I know there will be always readers, followers and sometimes newbies on the blog, I am motivated to keep writing/posting. Thank you :)
Acerola (Malpighia glabra) seedling is reacting a little strange in my garden. The plant seems to take its own sweet time to grow. While I like slow-growers, this one proves to test my patience. Never knew that it would grow so, so slow. The mother plant though (which I have been keeping as a bonsai) does grow faster than this seedling. Hmm... perhaps a little more fertiliser?
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Little lemon tree is cute and pretty. Love watching it grow. After it has grown its true leaves, I can literally see it growing bigger each day. But hope it will not outgrown the little pot too fast.
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Due to the haze and hot weather, I resorted to garden more at my kitchen window for more pleasure. My recent purchase is a Strawberry Saxifraga (Saxifraga stolonifera). I have grown this plant for a few times before already. Each time it was without success and still this time another failure... it seems to be dying slowly :( Good thing it was not that expensive and I used its plantlets for my terrarium :-)
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Spot an Azalea bloom? Well, I think that Agave makes a better flower, haha... This is probably why we so love succulents. They are pretty enough even without any blooms.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) grows rather fast, I mean its roots... I could either harvest some of its roots or re-pot it into a bigger pot. Well, I decided to just repot it...
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A weed popped up suddenly after a plant died in this same pot. Not sure what's the ID but it does look like little palm leaves. Don't you think so? But, errr... I do not wish for another palm...
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A flower from my mini hot pepper (Capsicum frutescens)... wow! I am looking forward to another good harvest, yay!
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I wish there will rain again soon. It's getting pretty hot. The two times it rained was last week and that's not enough!
Nonetheless, have a wonderful day!
It has been really hot and dry for the past weeks! Watering plants is one important task that I cannot not do! Ahhh... the joy of gardening? Well it is! I was really pleased to see many of my plants faring alright.
As I was walking out towards the gate I was so glad to see an open rose-like flower from my Jasmine sambac 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'. Its heavy scent was just so refreshing and its beautiful white petals painted a calming picture to behold. Thank you pretty little thing ;-)
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Also these puffy seed-heads from a mystery weed make the place looks seemingly airy don't you think so?
OMG... my Money Plant is half dead! I forgot to check on it for more than a week, and my usual watering schedule didn't quite work this time round :-(
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Good thing the vine is very forgiving. Just add some water to the pot and by the end of the day, boom... the leaves look lively again :-)
There is not much to update from the garden this week. Just that I am so proud of my Euphorbia bracteata (Synonym: Pedilanthus bracteatus) shrub. The plant, once short and had only one stem has recently grown more stems, leaves and flowers! The most fascinating part about this plant is of course, is its bird-like blooms...
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The green bird-like blooms that are enclosed within the reddish-pink bracts will turn yellow as they age.
There is always a time for a Bromeliad to shine and this time it's Billbergia pyramidalis's turn to take centre stage :-) I noticed the bloom even when it peeped out from the leaves. You just can't miss!
The outstanding bloom looked extremely red against the bright green leaves. No wonder the plant is commonly known as Flaming Torch.
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As the inflorescence develops, its many three-petaled flowers with purple tips open to reveal a blueish-purple stigma and yellow stamens.
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