I’m not sure whether what I have here is really a floribunda Shocking Blue. The canes of the rose plant I got have so many thorns but other characteristics like color and fragrance are quite the same as the Shocking Blue described on helpmefind.com: Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda....

I think ever since I bought the plant in Floria 2011 (or was it 2010?), this is the first time that my kenanga (Cananga odorata var. Fruticosa) blooms so many buds. I have started my rose garden early this year and used the Honeybee organic fertilizer, produced by a...

Remember early this year I mentioned about adding roses into my garden collection? Well from the first 9 pots, now I have 28 altogether. From the first 9 pots, 2 are dead..heh! The latest 18 pots were bought in conjunction with my birthday month. After repotting them in terracotta...

Bought this plant without knowing the name at Pasar Bunga Shah Alam about 2 weeks ago. I thought it will look good in container garden. I asked around for the name and found out that this is Mona Lavender. Info taken from pma.com.au: A new and particularly attractive form...

Finally after a long delay, I have spent some time to spruce up my small garden. It was a great thing to see some improvement made to the abandoned plants and the small space in the yard. I repotted some plants, moved some to the ground instead of being...

Please click on the picture to view a larger version. I was so happy when I saw that my kesidang plants has buds. I think the last time it bloomed was in 2011. After waiting for the buds to mature, this is what I managed to snap. There are...

Despite the heavy rain in December and lack of tender care on my part, my ylang ylang (kenanga) plant has been doing well. I was amazed to see a lot of buds coming out and none of the white pest problem mentioned earlier. After some reading, I got to...

The seller at Floria told me that the Malay name for this plant is mayang sari. Later I found out it is called fiddlewood or also known as Spiny Fiddlewood. Here are some details taken from burkesbackyard.com.au Fiddlewood The fiddlewood is a lovely West Indian native tree grown for...

I almost didn’t realize that the purple cattleya has bloomed again. It has been raining almost every afternoon till evening that I hardly went out to the yard to check on my plants. And when I realized that there were flowers coming out, I quickly took some pictures. I...

I was browsing some of my last year vacation pictures when I found this plant. It is called jambu laut or sea apple. The scientific name is Syzygium grandis. When we arrived at the beach resort, we were given welcome drinks. The fried keropok lekor which is a signature...