Colorful Tropical Bloomers in December 2008
Sharing a colorful photomontage of beautiful bloomers in our garden in December 2008. A harmonious and happy crowd that flowers throughout the year in our tropical country, Malaysia! How rewarding to grow these flowering plants (mostly perennials) that never fail to add color and brightness to our front yard!
Christmas Greetings 2008
SEASON GREETINGS…
Wishing one and all,
“A Very Merry Christmas
A Happy New Year
The All-encompassing Light of Jesus Christ
And God’s Infinite Love, Grace & Mercy Always”
Daphnis nerii, a strikingly beautiful hawk-moth
Daphnis nerii (Oleander Hawk-moth)
Simply spectacular!
To be able to see such a captivating hawk-moth in person is just too marvelous for words. And, to see its transformation from a shriveled leaf into such a strikingly beautiful moth within less than a minute is another wonderful experience altogether. Like magic actually! Reminds me of The Frog [...]
Colorful hybrids and cultivars of Episcia cupreata
Episcia cupreata (Flame Violet, Carpet Plant)
An outstanding plant, widely grown as much for its attractive foliage as its brilliant flowers. Excellent for hanging baskets or as ground cover.
Advent 2008 Project
Year 2008 is fast approaching to an end! And Christmas will be rolling in soon with the blink of an eye, so to speak. Am I ready to meet my Savior, Jesus Christ? Will I stay awake and be in a state of alertness and preparedness to greet Him?
Chlorophytum amaniense ‘Fire Flash’, the glowing beauty
Chlorophytum amaniense (Fire Flash, Fire Glory, Mandarin Plant)
A very attractive and exotic looking ornamental foliage plant that joined our tropical garden, sometime late 2005.
Another love at first sight plant! The vibrant orangy-hued petioles set against the contrasting medium green leaves make it so appealing and interesting.
Chlorophytum ‘Fire Flash’ will make an excellent ornamental plant, be [...]
Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower) in exotic colors
Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower/Lily, Tail Flower)
A beautiful hybrid of Anthurium andraeanum that has been in our garden since early 2006, presented by a friend.
3 lovely plants in a medium-sized pot that is located at the front yard porch and producing almost continually year round, gorgeous rosy-pink flowers to our greatest delight. Even when not [...]
Large showy blooms of Rhododendron simsii (Azalea indica)
Rhododendron simsii, Azalea indica (Indoor Azalea, Indian/Indica Azalea, Chinese Azalea/Indica, Sim’s Azalea)
Our garden’s cheerleader in October 2008
How marvelous! Our potted Calathea roseo picta cv. ‘Eclipse’ started flowering for the first time ever in October! Previously flowerless for more than 2 years in our garden.
And so timely too, especially cheering my cheerless heart where I have been so sick for almost 3 weeks and unable to enjoy and potter around the [...]
Adenium obesum (Desert Rose), attractive from top to toe!
Adenium obesum (Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Impala Lily)
Its beautiful clusters of colorful flowers are obviously an attraction! But it is the uniquely-shaped swollen bases of Adenium obesum that have always fascinated us, though we never had a strong urge to own one. However, sometime in December 2005 we decided to add a seedling about [...]
