AQUATIC HABITAT

Today's weather - sunny

The Echinodorus cultivar is one beautiful marginal aquatic plant. The simple 2 or 3- tri-petaled white flowers are relatively big compared to the blue flowers of the Monochoria vaginalis.


But in terms of height, not many can beat the purple flower Thalia dealbata.


A bog garden habitat with lots of aquatic plants is a haven for dragonflies. One thing I learnt about dragonflies is that different species occur in slightly different habitats e.g. open sun areas, shade areas. Isn't that interesting?


As for plants, not many ferns are as big as the Acrostichum aureum. This has always been one of my favourite freshwater ferns because of its pinkish new leaves. With just one of these ferns in water, many more will sprout from this relatively fast growing fern.

WATER FEATURE

I posted about this water feature a few times already, but I always couldn't help going back to posting more photos of the plants as the landscape becomes more established.

The Hanguana malayana is sending out its offshoots further into the water. The Hydrocotyle vulgaris on the rock face is reaching down into the water, creating a beautiful reflection in the water. The Cyrtosperma johnstonii is enjoying its new environment and the Acrostichum aureum growing on the terrestrial soil is happy as evident by the brilliantly orangey-red new fronds.

KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL - POND

This is the last of the 3 posts on the landscaping at the new hospital. Amongst the plants shown were the Codiaeum variegatum (common name: Croton), yellow-flower Canna glauca, Cyperus haspan var. viviparus, Acrostichum aureum (common name: Mangrove Fern).

Some links on the plants are provided below:

1. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=cagl13
2. http://www.watergardenparadise.com.au/aquaticcannas.php
3. http://www.watergardenparadise.com.au/aquaticcannas.php

There were also schools of the more common Tiger Barb and the Albino Tiger Barb in the shallow pond water. How serene it all looked.