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...
Below picture was taken when the first two flowers began to open...
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.
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...
I was totally taken by surprise with this find... At a nursery that I patronise recently, I saw a pot of mosaic plants that looks really interesting. They have yellow flowers.

I wanted a small plant of it but the attendant said they do not have any and offered to give me a few stolons. Notice those stolons at the sides of the pot? He cut a few for me. He told me to just poke them into wet soil and the plant will grow. And it did :-)
I wanted a small plant of it but the attendant said they do not have any and offered to give me a few stolons. Notice those stolons at the sides of the pot? He cut a few for me. He told me to just poke them into wet soil and the plant will grow. And it did :-)
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!



