Dianella ensifolia

Scientific name: Dianella ensifolia

Common name: Sword-leaf Dracaena, Flex Lily, Umbrella Dracaena

Siak-siak, Ketih Ayam

Family: Liliaceae

Origin: Tropical Asia, SW Pacific

Category: Free-flowering herb

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

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How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Dissotis rotundifolia - Creeping Melastome

Scientific name: Dissotis rotundifolia

Common name: Creeping Melastome, Spanish Shawl, Pink Lady

Family: Melastomataceae

Origin: South Africa

Category: Herbaceous creper

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Crossandra infundibuliformis - Firecracker Plant

Scientific name:  Crossandra infundibuliformis

Common name: Firecracker Flower

Family: Acanthaceae

Origin: India and Sri Lanka

Category: Flowering shrub, herbaceous perennial

How to grow : Full to partial sun, moderatge watering, propagate by cuttings

Cycas clivicola - Limestone Cycas

Scientific name: Cycas clivifolia

Common name: Limestone Cycad, Cliff Cycad
Family: Cycadaceae
Origin: Northern Peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Perlis, Perak) and Southern Thailand
Category: Tree

The species name is derived from the Latin word 'clivis' for cliff, and 'cola' for dweller as this plant grows in limestone cliffs. It is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia. This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES (Re: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species here).

Juniperus sp - Creeping Juniper

Scientific name: Juniperus sp

Common name: Creeping Juniper

Family: Cupressaceae

Origin: Hort.

Category: Tree

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama 

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Codiaeum variegatum cultivars - Croton

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum

Common name: Croton

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Origin: Southeast Asia and SW Pacific

Category: Perennial shrub

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

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How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Cordia lutea - Golden Cordia

Scientific name:  Cordia lutea

Common name: Golden Cordia, Yellow Geiger, Muyuyo

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Category: Large shrub to small tree up to 15ft tall

Photo taken at: Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be uptaded - How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Cordyline fruticosa - Ti Plant

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa

Common name: Cordyline, Ti Plant, Hawaiian Ti, Good Luck Plant

Family: Agavaceae

Origin: New Guinea, SW Pacific

Category: Shrub

Photo taken at: Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Costus stenopetalus - Striped Costus, Bamboo Ginger

Scientific name: Costus stenopetalus

Common name: Striped Costus, Bamboo Ginger

Family: Costaceae

Origin: Costa Rica

Category: Perennial herb

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be updated:

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Gossypium spp - The Cotton Plant

Scientific name: Cotton spp

Common name: Cotton Plant

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: 

Category: Shrub

To be updated

Photo taken at: How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Colocasia Hybrid - Elephant Ear, Cocoyam

Scientific name: Colocasia Hybrid

Common name: Elephant Ear, Cocoyam

Family: Araceae

Origin: Horticulture

Category: 

Photo taken at: the Secret Garden of 1-Utama

How to grow : To be updated

Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Coffea liberica - Liberica Coffee Flowers

Scientific name: Coffea liberica

Common name: Liberica Coffee

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Liberia

Category: Evergreen shrubs / small tree

Photo Taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Have you ever seen coffee flowers?

Coffee flowers bloom in clusters, one after another, after the rain. At any one time, you can see them at different stages of maturity, hence you may be able to see the buds, blossoms and berries at different stages of ripening. They have a beautiful fragrance that is intense and fruity, something between jasmine, orange and gardenia. Fragrance from coffee flowers are used to make perfumes such as Frazer Parfum and Fleur de Cafe.

The flowers lasts for a few days after which green berries develop. The coffee berries turn red when it ripens and are ready to be harvested and to be processed into the coffee that we drink everyday.

Coffea canephora - Robusta Coffee Flowers

Scientific name: Coffea canephora

Common name: Robusta Coffee

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Ethiopia

Category: Evergreen shrubs / small tree

Photo Taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Have you ever seen coffee flowers?

Coffee flowers bloom in clusters, one after another, after the rain. At any one time, you can see them at different stages of maturity, hence you may be able to see the buds, blossoms and berries at different stages of ripening. They have a beautiful fragrance that is intense and fruity, something between jasmine, orange and gardenia. Fragrance from coffee flowers are used to make perfumes such as Frazer Parfum and Fleur de Cafe.

The flowers lasts for a few days after which green berries develop. The coffee berries turn red when it ripens and are ready to be harvested and to be processed into the coffee that we drink everyday.