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.

Marsdenia floribunda - Stephanotis

Scientific name: Marsdenia floribunda

Common name: Stephanotis, Madagascar Jasmine

Family: Apocynaceae

Origin: Madagascar

Category: Perennial vine

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Piper nigrum - Black Pepper

Scientific name: Piper nigrum

Common name: Pepper, Black Pepper

Family: Piperaceae

Origin: India

Category: Perennial vine

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama 

Congea velutina - Velvet Congea

Scientific name: Congea velutina

Common name: Shower of Orchids Vine, Pink Sandpaper Vine, Velvet Congea

Family: Verbanaceae

Origin: Southeast Asia (native to south Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia)

Category: Woody perennial climber / liana

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

References:
1.  The Concise Flora of Singapore: Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons, Volume 1, edited by Hsuan Keng, NUS Press 1990 - Congea griffithiana Munir = Congea velutina Auct. non Wright. (Link here)

Petrea volubilis - Purple Sandpaper Vine

Scientific name: Petrea volubilis

Common names:
Sandpaper Vine, Purple Wreath, Queen's Wreath, Fleur de Dieu (meaning "Flower of God")

Family: Verbenaceae

Origin: Tropical America (Mexico and Central America)

 Category: Evergreen vine

Photo taken at: rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

The genus "Petrea" is named in honour of Robert James Petre (1713-1742), 8th baron and well-known patron of botany who has a massive collection of exotic plants.

The epithet "volubilis" means twining.

Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Scientific name: Lonicera japonica

Common names: Japanese Honeysuckle
Suikazura スイカズラ／吸い葛 in Japanese
Jinyinhua in Chinese; 忍冬 in Chinese and Japanese 

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Origin: Asia (China, Japan, Korea)

Category: Perennial vine

Photo taken at: My home garden

Features:
Fragrant flowers which open white and fade to yellow