New Flowers: Three Months and Angelonia

We were visiting some nurseries last weekend, supposedly to buy some fertilizers for our roses but ended up with our car brimming with flowers instead. These flowers are simply way too gorgeous not to own them. Alright, blame it on our impulsive instinct...:)

This is called "pokok bunga tiga bulan", translated as Three Months. Odd name, I know. I checked out wikipedia. Apparently, it is a tree species flower Hydrangea originated from Japan. And I discovered a little fact: the color of the flowers can vary from white to a range of blue to purple to pink, depending on the pH of the soil. How interesting, eh?

And this is called Angelonia (nope, it's not named after Angelina Jolie). It was said the flowers need warm temperatures and large amount of sunlight. Well, we do have lots of that, don't we?



Now, the challenge is to ensure they survive...:) Ah...I so like gardening!

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Vinca Attacked By Caterpillars

Vinca or Periwinkle is one of the most common plants you can find in local nurseries. The plants are grown for its glossy and green foliage as well as its variety color of flowers.

We do not have many vinca now because most of them bought earlier were attacked by caterpillars. A pot of vinca can be gone in one night, that’s how ferociously hungry these caterpillars can be.

This one(below) was the only survivor although we read propagation is rather easy. Well, probably vinca wasn’t my top favorite, so, I didn’t really bother. But last week, we almost lost this too.

Yes, the caterpillars were back, almost with a vengeance....LOL




Luckily, we were quick to spot them this time.



We killed those that we can see with our physical eyes but to be safe, nothing beats prescribing some garden voodoo aka pest control...:)

Do They Really Bring In The Money?

Money plant (scientific name: Epipremnum aurem) is the most common plant found in homes because it is the easiest to plant. It’s so hardy – you can literally leave it alone and the fella will still survive. They can be propagated easily, by stem or leaf cuttings.

It was said money plant is bringer of fortune. The myth has it that if you keep money plant at home and can keep it in bloom, good fortune will be flowing continuously into the household. Oh, I want to believe that! Hahaa…

Anyway, this is what I did to one of my money plants. I let it circle a table lamp. Ok, I'm putting this up here for my future consumption. Believe me, this blog is probably all about that...:)