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.
While it is all gloomy (cloudy and rainy... oh, what's happening!) for the past one week, my Hibiscus Red Shield flower buds begun to take turns to bloom. There were lots of buds on the branches, so the blossoming were prolific for a number of days. On those mornings, I was greeted by these sweeties but very little foliage ;-(
I noticed from pics found in some sites that Euphorbia hybrid 'Diamond Fizz' has plenty of nice white bracts. Mine however always stop right here...
I noticed from pics found in some sites that Euphorbia hybrid 'Diamond Fizz' has plenty of nice white bracts. Mine however always stop right here...
These little Amaranthus Torch seedlings stayed small for some time. I hope they will show more progress now that the weather is getting hotter and sunnier.
I see flowers already forming at the top and have transplanted two plants out of this pot to make room for growth. So grow little fellas!
This Amaranthus Yellow Fountain came as a surprise. Earlier, I have already given up on some seeds that had failed to germinate. When I spotted a little plant sprouted in one of the starter pots, I didn't know what it was till I transplanted it to the garden...
I see flowers already forming at the top and have transplanted two plants out of this pot to make room for growth. So grow little fellas!
This Amaranthus Yellow Fountain came as a surprise. Earlier, I have already given up on some seeds that had failed to germinate. When I spotted a little plant sprouted in one of the starter pots, I didn't know what it was till I transplanted it to the garden...
I see very little progress in my plants for the past few weeks. The sky has been rather cloudy with a very short window of clear sky.
I kept pruning my Chinese Hatplant due to its scraggly growth habit that's quite hard to control. Thank goodness the plant still flowers ;-)
My Lantana is still flowering profusely with a little surprise from the Rain Lily. The trumpet flower emerged from behind to add more pink into this patch of plants.
I kept pruning my Chinese Hatplant due to its scraggly growth habit that's quite hard to control. Thank goodness the plant still flowers ;-)
My Lantana is still flowering profusely with a little surprise from the Rain Lily. The trumpet flower emerged from behind to add more pink into this patch of plants.
Last week, the first Gladiolus flower spike that grew over 5 feet tall opened. The long flower spike of Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' began blossoming at the bottom before the remaining flowers took turn to open... one to three blooms at a time.
However, I have to stake the flower spike as it tipped over after five blooms have opened.
However, I have to stake the flower spike as it tipped over after five blooms have opened.
I have repotted a few plants last week. I realised that as they grow bigger, repotting is not so easy anymore.
Still I could handle the Hibiscus Red Shield easily as the plant is still small/light and in a small pot. However, before I could repot this Hibiscus, I have to repot my Plumeria first as I am re-using its container to grow the Hibiscus. The Plumeria unfortunately gave me some trouble during transplanting though.
Below is an upright growing Coleus that I have been trimming into a standard (or lollipop). I have just pruned the tips of the branches last week. I hope the plant will grow lushier and more importantly, continue to look good :-)
Still I could handle the Hibiscus Red Shield easily as the plant is still small/light and in a small pot. However, before I could repot this Hibiscus, I have to repot my Plumeria first as I am re-using its container to grow the Hibiscus. The Plumeria unfortunately gave me some trouble during transplanting though.
Below is an upright growing Coleus that I have been trimming into a standard (or lollipop). I have just pruned the tips of the branches last week. I hope the plant will grow lushier and more importantly, continue to look good :-)
It was one long, busy period as people across Malaysia celebrated two major occasions (Merdeka Day and Hari Raya) last week.
I was out of town for a few days and attended a short conference upon coming back. Was quite tired but now I am really glad that I can go back to writing about my usual stuffs :-)
My Balsam and Lantana produced lots of flowers...
I was out of town for a few days and attended a short conference upon coming back. Was quite tired but now I am really glad that I can go back to writing about my usual stuffs :-)
My Balsam and Lantana produced lots of flowers...
Although most plants with green foliage are easy to grow, it is not necessarily so for some. Below is one of the oldest plants in my garden... a Homalomena species I believe. Anyone has grown this plant before?
For me, this is one of the hardest-to-grow green foliage that I have encountered. Although the plant is almost 7 years old, as you can see it has not grown much. I have only divided the plant once. So now I have two of them in my garden and I have forgotten which is the mother plant. Most of the time, its older leaves easily turn yellow and the leaves are much smaller in size.
For me, this is one of the hardest-to-grow green foliage that I have encountered. Although the plant is almost 7 years old, as you can see it has not grown much. I have only divided the plant once. So now I have two of them in my garden and I have forgotten which is the mother plant. Most of the time, its older leaves easily turn yellow and the leaves are much smaller in size.
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