Orchids at the Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Orchids at the Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Orchids at the Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Orchids at the Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Dendrobium Burana Green Orchid at Floria 2009

Grammatocymbidium Lovely Melody

Name provided by Orchid de Dangau.

Vanda Coerula (Purple) Orchids at Floria 2009

 Vanda Coerulea

Cattleya BLC Haadyai Delight Orchids at Floria 2009

Cattleya BLC Haadyai Delight

* Name identification thanks to Orchid de dangau

Phalaenopsis Yellow Orchids at Floria 2009

 Phalaenopsis yellow

Phalaenopsis Pink-White Orchids at Floria 2009

Phalaenopsis amabilis x Dtps. Taisuco Pixie

Name provided by Orchid de Dangau

Renanthera Orchids at Floria 2009

Renanthera Orchid

Phalaenopsis Orchids at Floria 2009

 Phalaenopsis in pink, white and yellow

Adenium obesum - Bicolour Red and White Single Flower

Scientific name: Adenium obesum

Common name: Desert Rose

Chinese names:
 沙漠玫瑰 (sha mo mei gui), 天寶花 (Tian bao hua),
富貴花 (Fu gui hua) , 矮性雞蛋花 (Ai xing ji dan hua)

Malay name: Kemboja Jepun, Ros Gurun

Family: Apocynaceae

Origin: East Africa to Arabia

Picture taken at : My home garden

Purchased from: Ching Lim Garden Nursery, Klang

Scientific name: Tecoma stans
Synonyms: Stenolobium stans, T. mollis, T. sorbifolia, Bignonia stans

Common name: Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet Flowers, Yellow Elder, Yellow Blossom, Esperanza

Chinese name: 黄钟花 (huang zhong hua - yellow bell flowers)
Malay name: Ramat Emas (web of gold)

Family: Bignoniaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Category: Perennial shrub or small tree

Photo taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama

It blooms profusely with a mass of showy golden yellow trumpet flowers is heat tolerant and pest resistant. It is suitable as an ornamental plant in containers. It can also be grown on the ground in masses or as a bush to accentuate entrances, walkways and patios. Tecoma stans is the official flower of the Virgin Islands of United States.

It is also the national flower of The Bahamas.

Scientific name: Xanthostemon youngii
Common name: Crimson Penda
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia
Category: Shrub to small tree with reddish bark

Wrightia antidysenterica

Scientific name: Wrightia Antidysenterica

Common name: Snowflake, Milky Way, Artic Snow, Winter Cherry Tree,
Sweet Indrajao, Pudpitchaya, Hyamaraca

Family: Apocynaceae
Origin : Sri Lanka
Category: Perennial shrub

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Vallaris glabra - Kesidang / Bread Flowers

Scientific name: Vallaris glabra

Common name: Kesidang, Kerak Nasi, Bread Flowers

Family: Apocynaceae

Origin: Java

Category: Woody vine

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Uraria crinita - Asian Foxtail

Scientific name: Uraria crinita
Common name: Asian foxtail

Chinese name: 猫尾草 ( Māo wěi cǎo - cat's tail grass), 狗尾草 (gǒu wěicǎo - dog's tail grass), 
兔尾草 (tù wěi cǎo - rabbit's tail grass), 通天草 (tōng tiān cǎo - open air grass)
Malay name: ekor kuching (cat's tail)
Java name: buntut anjing (dog's bottom)

Family: Fabaceae  (Leguminosae)
Origin: South China and Southeast Asia
Category: Semi-woody plant
Photo Taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

The genus name Uraria is derived from the Green word “oupa or oura” for tail and it refers to the long tail-like inflorescences. The species name crinita is derived from the Latin word “crinitus” meaning hairy.

Tibouchina urvilleana - Princess Flower and Glory Bush

Scientific name: Tibouchina urvilleana

Synonym: Tibouchina semidecandar

Common name: Princess Flower, Glory Bush, Purple Glory Bush
Malay name: Senduduk Baldu, Senduduk Brazil

Family: Melastomataceae (melastoma or meadow beauty Family)

Origin: Brazil
Category: Ever-flowering shrub
Photo Taken at: My home garden

Hymenocallis speciosa - Spider Lily

Scientific name: Hymenocallis speciosa

Common name: Common Spider Lily

Malay name: Bunga Bakung

Family: Amaryllidaceae

 Origin: Tropical America

Category: Bulbous perennial lily

Photo Taken at: The Legends Water Chalets Port Dickson

Sphagneticola trilobata - Creeping Daisy

Scientific name: Sphagneticola trilobata

Synonyms: Complaya trilobata, Silphium trilobatum, Thelechitonia trilobata, 
Wedelia carnosa, Wedelia paludosa, Wedelia trilobata  

Common names: Creeping Daisy, Trailing Daisy, Creeping Oxeye, Goldcup, Singapore Daisy,
Wedelia, Wild Marigold, Yellow Dots, Rabbit's Paw, Water Zinnia

Chinese name: 地锦花 (di jin hua ) , 穿地龙 (chuan di long - trailing earth dragon)
Malay name: Wedelia kuning

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: West Indies, North South America

Category: Perennial creeper 

Photo Taken at: My home garden

How to grow

Light : Full sun to partial shade

Soil : Any soil condition in tropical climate

Water : Regular, prefer moist medium but can also withstand drought

Prune : To control growth or maintain shape

Propagate : Stem cuttings

Features: In tropical climates like Malaysia, it can be grown as an ornamental on soggy grounds where even pearl grass or ordinary cow grass fail to grow. Flowers continuously. It is considered a weed in Florida.

Scientific name: Citrus maxima

Synonym: Citrus grandis

Common name: Pomelo

Chinese name: 'you zi' (柚子).
Malay name: 'limau Bali' meaning Bali lime/orange or Bali Tambun.

Family: Rutaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
Photo Taken at: My home garden

Punica granatum - Pomegranate

Scientific name: Punica granatum

Common name: Pomegranate
Malay name: Delima

Family: Lythraceae
Origin: West Asia
Category: A shurb or small tree
Photo Taken at: My home garden

Euphorbia pulcherrima - Poinsettia

Scientific name: Euphorbia pulcherrima

Common name: Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
Mexican name: Noche Buena
Chinese name: "yī pǐn hóng" (一品紅) meaning first class red
Malay name: Bunga Krismas, Bunga Natal

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Origin: Mexico

Category: Perennial shrub to small tree

Photo Taken at: My home

Salix caprea - Pussy Willows

Scientific name: Salix caprea

Common name: Pussy Willows, Goat Willow

Family: Salicacea

Origin: Europe, Western and Central Asia

Category: Small tree

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Portulaca grandiflora - Bicolour Pink and White

Scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora

Common name: Moss Rose, Purslane, 11 O'clock Flower
Malay name: Ros Jepun

Family: Portulacaceae

Origin: South America.

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Portulaca olearacea - Orange Red with Yellow Centre

Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea

Common name: Moss Rose, Purslane, 11 O'clock Flower,

Family: Portulacaceae

Origin: India or Middle East

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Portulaca oleracea - Pink

Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea
Common name: Moss Rose, Purslane, 11 O'clock Flower,

Family: Portulacaceae

Origin: India or Middle East

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Portulaca grandiflora 'Sundial Orange'

Scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora

Common name: Moss Rose, Purslane, 11 O'clock Flower,

Family: Portulacaceae

Origin: South America.

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - Single Flower with Pink Veination

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Note:

The flowers open as orange in colour and later change to yellow with pink veination. 

Turnera ulmifolia - Lidah Kucing, Kembang Pukul Lapan

Scientific name: Turnera ulmifolia
Synonyms: T. angustifolia, T. peruviana, T. velutina, T. alba, 
T. ulmifolia var angustifolia, T. ulmifolia var velutina

Common name: Yellow Alder, Yellow Buttercup, Sage Rose, West Indian Holly

Malay name: Bunga Delapan, Bunga Kembang Pukul Lapan

Family: Turneraceae (Yellow Alder family)

Origin: West Indies, Mexico to Argentina

Category: Ever-flowering perennial herb

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Nota:

1. Untuk cara penanaman, sila merujuk Turnera subulata.
2. This plant is sometimes confused with another species native to Mexico, Turnera diffusa (Damiana aka Ram Goat Dash Along).

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T is for .....

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