John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on June 15th, 2018

Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay) Valliris glabra or Bread Flower is selected as the state flower of historical city of Malacca in Malaysia It produces very ornamental, highly scented, large, and bisexual flowers that are white and cup-shaped.

Posted by Jacqueline on June 7th, 2018

Rafflesia arnoldii (Corpse Lily, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai in Indonesian Language) It has a very strong and horrible odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname Corpse Flower. It was officially recognised as a national rare flower in Indonesia. Rafflesia is the official state flower of Sabah in Malaysia, as well as for the Surat […]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 7th, 2018

Psychotria elata (Hooker’s Lips, Hot Lips Plants, Hot Lips, Mick Jagger’s Lips) The plant has become internet-famous because of its flowers or rather the shape of the red bracts (modified leaves) before the flowers mature. From these bracts tiny white, stare-shaped flowers emerge. It is commonly known as Hooker’s Lips or the Hot Lips Plant […]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 4th, 2018

Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana (Large-leafed Adenia, Singapore Adenia) Large-leafed Adenia or Singapore Adenia is a beautiful vine with simple, ornamental and shiny red fruits. A monoecious plant that produces very attractive flowers that are yellow and tubular.

Posted by Jacqueline on April 7th, 2018

Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid, Gold of Kinabalu Orchid) Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid or Gold of Kinabalu Orchid is an endangered orchid species that is endemic to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, West Malaysia. A perfect species collection for its small size and longevity of flowering. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum is assessed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red […]