Hibiscus mutabilis - Single Flower Deep Pink

Scientific name: Hibiscus mutabilis

Common names: Confederate Rose, Changeable Rose, cotton Rose, Chinese Rose, Rose of Sharon

Chinese name: 木芙蓉 (mu fu rong)

Malay name: Laki Pukul Bini, Baru Landak, Botan, Bunga Waktu Besar, Mati Laki Mati Bini

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: China

Category: Evergreen, ever-flowering perennial shrub

Photo taken at: The Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Note:
This variety does not change colour.

Hibiscus mutabilis - Double Flowers

Scientific name: Hibiscus mutabilis

Common names: Confederate Rose, Changeable Rose, cotton Rose, Chinese Rose
Chinese name: 木芙蓉 (mu fu rong)

Family: Malvaceae
Category: Perennial evergreen flowering shrub

Origin: China

Photographs taken at: The Hibiscus Garden of Kuala Lumpur

The flowers of the above variety open white in the morning and change to pink later in the day.

Note:
There is a variety that opens dark pink and stay pink and another variety that open white and stays white the whole day.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Cooperii Alba'

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Cooperi Alba'

Common name: Snow Queen, Checkered Hibiscus, Sir Daniel Cooper's Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Unknown
Photograph taken at: My home garden

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - Pale Pink and Purple

Pink hibiscus with darker pink fringe and red eye. Do I see some light purple?

cientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - White Pink and Purple



Swirling in white, pink and purple

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - Pink and White Fringe

White hibiscus with pale pink tone and red eye

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - Pink and Orange

Pink hibiscus with orange fringe and red eye (centre), perhaps a tinge of puple

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cultivars - Single Flowers Red and White

Sultry Beauty, a Red-White Hibiscus

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivars

Common name: Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Hibiscus syriacus - Rose of Sharon Double Flowers

Scientific name: Hibiscus syriacus

 Common name: Rose of Sharon, Korean Hibiscus, Rose of Althea
Family: Malvaceae

Origin: East Asia

Category: Evergreen free flowering shrub

Photographs taken at: Seen Hock Yeen Temple in Chemor, Perak

Hibiscus tilaceus dwarf

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus DWARF

Synonym: Talipariti tilaceum

Common name: Sea Hibiscus, Beach Hibiscus, Coast Hibiscus, Sea Rosemallow, Cottonwood Hibiscus, Norfolk Hibiscus, Native Hibiscus, Green Cottonwood, Native Rosella

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Cultivar

Photographs taken at: The Hibiscus Garden of Kuala Lumpur

 

Catharanthus roseus - Purple with white centre

Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus cultivar

Common name: Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca, Rose Periwinkle

Chinese name: 长春花 (Zhǎngchūn huā -  long lasting spring flower)

Malay name: Kamunting Cina, Bunga Tapak Dara

Family: Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Native to: Madagascar

Category: Annual shrub

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Catharanthus roseus - White with red centre

Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus cultivar

Synonym: Vinca rosea

Common name: Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca, Rose Periwinkle

Chinese name: 长春花 (Zhǎngchūn huā -  long lasting spring flower)

Malay name: Kamunting Cina, Bunga Tapak Dara

Family: Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

Native to: Madagascar

Category: Annual/Perennial semi-shrub
Photograph taken at: My home garden

Catharanthus roseus - Pale pink with red centre

Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus cultivar

Synonym: Vinca rosea

Common name: Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca, Rose Periwinkle

Chinese name: 长春花 (Zhǎngchūn huā -  long lasting spring flower)

Malay name: Kamunting Cina, Bunga Tapak Dara

Family: Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

Native to: Madagascar

Category: Annual/Perennial semi-shrub
Photograph taken at: My home garden

Hemigraphis reptans - The Purple Waffle Plant

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans

Synonym: Ruellia reptans

Common name: Red Flame, Waffle Plant

Family: Acanthaceae

Origin: Pacific Islands

Category: Weed

Photo Taken at: My home garden

It is a hostplant for the Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita) butterflies.

Cosmos spp - Yellow and Orange

Scientific name: Cosmos spp

Common name: Cosmos

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mexico

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Cosmos spp - White

Scientific name: Cosmos spp

Common name: Cosmos

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mexico

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Cosmos spp - Pink

Scientific name: Cosmos spp

Common name: Cosmos

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mexico

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Coreopsis

Scientific name: Coreopsis spp

Common name:

Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Blackiehead, Brown Betty, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Americas

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Rudbeckia hirta

Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta

Common name:
Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Blackiehead, Brown Betty, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: North America

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'

Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'

Common name:
Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Blackiehead, Brown Betty, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: North America

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colours'

Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colours'

Common names:
Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Blackiehead, Brown Betty, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: North America

Category: Annuals

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Daylily - Stargazer Pink

Scientific name: Hemerocallis hybrids/cultivars

Common name: Daylily

Malay name: Bunga Lili
Subfamily: Hemerocallidaceae
Family: Xanthorrhoeceae
Origin: Horticulture
Category: Cultivated perennial plant
Photograph taken at: Floria 2011

Daylily - Yellow

Scientific name: Hemerocallis hybrids/cultivars

Common name: Daylily

Malay name: Bunga Lili
Subfamily: Hemerocallidaceae

Family: Xanthorrhoeceae

Origin: Horticulture
Category: Cultivated perennial plant
Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Daylily - Orange

Scientific name: Hemerocallis spp (hybrids/cultivars)

Common name: Daylily

Malay name: Bunga Lili

Subfamily: Hemerocallidaceae

Family: Xanthorrhoeceae

Origin: Horticulture

Category: Cultivated perennial plant

Photo taken at: Floria 2011

Hydrangea - Pale Pink

Scientific name: Hydrangea macrophylla

Common name: Hydrangea

Chinese name: 繡球花 (xiù qiú huā)
Auspicious name: 八仙花 (ba xian hua) - 8 Immortals Flower

Malay name: Bunga Hortensia / Bunga Kembang 3 Bulan /Bunga Siti Zuhaidah

Family: Hydrangeaceae

Origin: Eastern Asia

Category: Shrub

Photo Taken at: Floria 2011

Costus curvibracteatus - Orange Tulip Ginger

Scientific name: Costus curvibracteatus

Common name: Orange Tulip Ginger

Family: Costaceae

Origin: Costa Rica and Panama

Category: Perennial herb

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Impatiens balsamina - Balsam

Scientific name: Impatiens balsamina

Common name: Garden Balsam, Touch-Me-Not

Chinese name: feng xian hua (凤仙花)

Malay name: Bunga Keembung, Bunga Tabo, Inai Air, Inai Ayam, Inai Pacak, Laka Kecil

Family: Balsaminaceae

Origin: India

Category: Annual plant

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Notes:

1. They are known as "Touch-Me-Not" in English speaking countries possibly due to the seed pods that explode when touched.
2. The flowers may be single or double but the picture here is a double flower variety
3. Grow in full sun, propagation is by seeds.

Bougainvillea x buttiana

Scientific name: Bougainvillea x buttiana 'Scarlet Queen'

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Woody Climber

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Leaves are variegated with cream and green colour

Flowers white, bracts red.

B. buttiana is a cross between Bougainvillea glabra and B. peruviana.

Source: 1001 Garden Plants in Singapore.

Echinodorus cordifolius - Spade Sword Leaf

Scientific name: Echinodorus cordifolius
Synonyms: E. radicans, Alisma cordifolia

Common name: Spade Sword Leaf, Creeping Burhead

Family: Alismataceae (water-plantains family)

Origin: Tropical America

Category: A free-flowering aquatic plant

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Notes:

1. Leaves are heart shaped
2. The flowers are 3 petaled
3. The inflorescence is long and arched
4. Grow in full sun
5. Propagate by division of rhizomes and by plantlets that arise on the inflorescences

Additional notes on plant name:
I have arrived at the name of my plant as Echinodorus cordifolius based on my reference to Pg 58 of Tropical Horticulture and Gardening by Dr. Francis SP Ng, Clearwater Publications 2006 Edition. The leaf base are heart-shaped while the inflorescences are long and arched.

SJH Nursery in Johor and Wellgrow Horti-Trading in Selangor classify a very similar plant as E. palaefolius (Mexican Sword Plant). For E. palaefolius, the leaves are large and round while inflorescences large and branched.

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Burgundy'

Scientific name: Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

Common name: Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower

Family: Hamamelidaceae

Origin: China, Himalaya and Japan

Category: Evergreen perennial shrub

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Translation to Bahasa Melayu

Nota ringkas:

• pokok renek berbunga malar hijau
• bunganya putih atau merah jambu
• bunga putih mempunyai daun hijau
• bunga merah mempunyai daun berwarna merah hati
• kelompok bunga
• berukuran kira-kira 2 inci panjang 
• merupai seakan-akan tali reben bercorak labah-labah
• dahannya tumbuh medatar
• mampu membesar sehingga 12-15 kaki (4.5m) tinggi dan 8 kaki lebar
• boleh ditanam 
• di atas tanah
• di pasu
• dijadikan bonsai
• sangat sesuai jika digabungkan dengan pokok camellia 
• kelopak bunga dan daunnya bertoksin kepada kambing dan lembu
• Cara menanam
• cahaya matahari - perlukan sinaran penuh atau separa teduh
• cahaya yang banyak akan menyerikan warna bunga dan daun
• tempat teduh akan menyebabkan kepudaran warna daun dan bung
• air siraman yang banyak dan mencukupi tetapi tidak berlebihan hingga terendam mati
• tanah yang
• lembap tetapi bersaliran baik
• sedikit berasid
• kaya dengan humus organik
• medium tanaman yang lembap dan mampu memegang air
• pemangkasan diperlukan untuk membentuk dan tujuan hiasan

Antigonon leptopus - Pink Flowers

Scientific name: Antigonon leptopus

Common names:
Coral Vine, Chain of Love, Hearts on a Chain, Coral Bells, Queen's Jewels,

Chinese Love Vine, San Miquelito Vine, Coralita, Confederate Vine, Sandwich Island Creeper, Honolulu Creeper, Mexican Creeper, Rose of Montana Vine.

Chinese name: 珊瑚藤 (shan hu teng)

Malay name: Air Mata Pengantin or A Bride's Tears (of happiness?), Bunga Berteh, Bunga Bonet



Family: Polygonaceae

Origin: Mexico

Category: Ever-flowering tendril climber
Photograph taken at: My home garden

Interesting feature:
It has heart shaped flowers, leaves and fruit pods!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!