These beautiful flowers are not in the backyard of my house and are such a joy to behold. We have grown more common types of bougainvillea before but somehow through our neglect, they have not survived even though bougainvilleas are known to be really hardy plants. This particular plant has given us so much colour and loveliness since December that we are now more careful about giving it more care and nutrition so that it would not go the way of those others before it. Sunday, February 26, 2006
Bougainvillea
These beautiful flowers are not in the backyard of my house and are such a joy to behold. We have grown more common types of bougainvillea before but somehow through our neglect, they have not survived even though bougainvilleas are known to be really hardy plants. This particular plant has given us so much colour and loveliness since December that we are now more careful about giving it more care and nutrition so that it would not go the way of those others before it. 
Hibiscus Sabdariffal
A friend called the fruit of this plant Ribena berries but I did not find any information on the internet to confirm this claim. She grew them in her garden and her little grandson would pluck them off the stem to eat. The second time I saw these plants, including a flower, was at the Sentosa Flower display in Feb 2006. That was when I learned its name.
Hibiscus Sabdariffal
Common name: Roselle, rosella, red sorrel
Family: Malvaceae
Origin: West Africa
Common name: Roselle, rosella, red sorrel
Family: Malvaceae
Origin: West Africa
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Plumeria Sp
These small frangipani trees line one side of the driveway to my office carpark and whenever they flower in such profusion as they are doing now, they are truly a joy to behold.
It is times like these that I wish I could spend half a day to photograph them and to celebrate nature's way of expressing that all is well with the world. 
I took this photo this evening on my way to the car. The bright sun lighted up this particular cluster and from afar it was an invitation that I could not resist, so here is the shot taken with my 10x zoom lens.
More of Frangipanis>>>>http://www.flowersinsingapore.com/plumeria4.htm
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera)
A lifetime achievement
This is the inflorescence of one of the two 79-year old Talipot palms in the Singapore Botanical Gardens. If I reveal that there are 200 million tiny flowers in those feathery-looking plumes would you believe me? Would you also ask how tall this palm is and how ofter does in flower in this fashion? If you are curious you can find out all about it on my website at:
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