Cheerful faces of Butter Daisy (Melampodium divaricatum)
Melampodium divaricatum (Butter daisy, Star Daisy)
Don’t you agree that Melampodium divaricatum has such delightfully cheerful faces? It is one of the most prolific summer bloomers and gaining much popularity, similar to the Marigolds and Zinnias.
Attractive buttery yellow flowers, cheering all year round in our tropical heat, bringing sunshine even on rainy days! It is [...]
Lovely white wings of Mussaenda Luteola
Mussaenda luteola (Dwarf Yellow Mussaenda, White Wing) -
Ornamental beauty of Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’
Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ (Goldband Sansevieria)
Presented as a gift by my sister, this beautifully structured S. trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ has been in our garden since early year 2005! But of course it was scanty then and less than a foot high. Needing the least care, it has grown remarkably well through the years, adding so [...]
Stunning blood-red sepals of Mussaenda erythrophylla!
Mussaenda erythrophylla (Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood)
Wow! What a stunning beauty!
Just look at that vibrant red flower clusters, how fabulously attractive they are…a sight for sore eyes, a cheerleader and definitely a traffic stopper!
We’re so excited with this new baby that joined our garden family two weeks ago on November 4, 2007! [...]
Walking in our garden – November 2007
Absolutely wonderful walking in our little garden paradise, being greeted with all the lushness and gorgeous colors splattered around! Every moment in and around our garden is pure bliss and joy. During such times, I’ll always consciously shut out the noisy traffic zooming past outside our frontyard and concentrate on the beauty our little [...]
Ypthima huebneri (Common 4-Ring)
Ypthima huebneri (Common 4-ring)
I chanced upon this beautiful butterfly yesterday morning as I walked in our garden admiring the many colorful flowers greeting me.
Could not believe my eyes when I counted the number of eyespots on the underside hindwings of this beautiful butterfly…one, two, three, four! Wow! It is definitely a newcomer to our [...]
Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common 5-ring)
Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common 5-ring)
What an attractively dressed beauty this tropical butterfly is!
I found it fluttering around our garden plot in the early afternoon, stopping at a few stations to bask in the sunlit areas. And I remembered being terribly excited following it around and being rewarded with some lovely poses for my [...]
Wonderful world of winged insects (Pterygota)
Such beautiful creatures of the animal kingdom found in our lovely garden spot! And I simply love taking pictures of them whenever I get the chance! Be it an ordinary fly, spider, or other small living things, all fascinates me so as they share our wonderful world of nature!
Do enjoy some of these winged beauties [...]
October 2007 in our garden
Gardens everywhere evolve unceasingly, including our tropical garden! Day in and day out, plants continue thrusting forward and flowers yelling their heads off, to our great delight, amazement and wonder!
October has been quite a wet month with more rainy days than hot days. Somehow, in the month of October, they will always be at least [...]
