John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on November 8th, 2011

Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine, Asian Pigeonwings) Clitoria ternatea is another of the many captivating twining climbers that are popularly used for covering the fence or train on a trellis, arbor or archway. A perennial vine that is free flowering all year round, with an abundance of attractive deep blue blossoms dotting its [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on September 4th, 2011

Hmm… we thought that we’ll run out of garden news eventually since our garden plants were greatly reduced due to health problems (i.e. John’s suffering from lumbar spondylosis that impairs his gardening activities). But it appears there are still leftovers that aren’t willing to be categorized as run-of-the-mill as yet. Some plants just want to [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on November 24th, 2010

Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Vine, Laurel Clock Vine) An impressive flowering vine with long dangling flowering stalks that are beautifully decorated with numerous lavender-blue to lilac-coloured blooms. We sighted this beauty for the first time at Botanical Garden Putrajaya (Taman Botani), about 2½ years ago and were mesmerized by its spectacular display. [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on November 2nd, 2010

Passiflora edulis (Purple Passionfruit, Purple granadilla) – our garden queen for just a day! Woo hoo! How marvelous…our Passiflora vine had finally flowered for the first time in mid October 2010 after a 15-month wait! John and I are absolutely thrilled! As a potted seedling at our backyard, back in July 2009, it had matured [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on September 30th, 2010

Pyrostegia venusta (Flame Vine, Flaming Trumpet, Orange Trumpet Creeper, Golden Shower) With such brilliance in its flaming orange-coloured blossoms, it’s inevitable that Pyrostegia venusta has been reputed as one of the most spectacular flowering vines in cultivation. A vigorous and rambunctious climber with tendrils, Flame Vine will produce abundant clusters of brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on September 22nd, 2010

Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine, Lady’s Slipper Vine, Dolls’ Shoes) Wanna buy a pair of lady’s slippers, anyone? Aren’t they gorgeous! No wonder, it’s pretty obvious why this tropical climber has been lovingly nicknamed Lady’s Slipper Vine and Dolls’ Shoes! Even the other common name, Brick & Butter Vine suits it fine, seeing the similarity in [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on July 1st, 2010

James of Garden Chronicles recently enquired on the current status of our Passiflora vines that were propagated from cuttings. He was referring to the cuttings that we propagated successfully last August as pictured on the right. Thanks for asking, James…that was about 10 months ago and I’m touched that you remembered it at all! Well, [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on June 13th, 2010

Passiflora miniata Vanderplank (Red Granadilla, Scarlet/Red Passion Flower) What a beautiful sight indeed! Live and flaming red flowers decorating the vining stems of Scarlet Passion Flower that were draped on a trellis built of dexon steel bars!