HIBISCUS, MIRABILIS AND BRUNFELSIA

Hibiscus tricolor 'Cooperi'

The following are some interesting plants:

1. Hibiscus tricolor 'Cooperi' at the Chinese Garden toilet area flowered beautifully in recent months,
2. Mirabilis jalapa with a sport at Satay by the Bay, and
3. fragrant Brunfelsia calycina at Satay by the Bay.

Mirabilis jalapa

a sport of the Mirabilis flower

Brunfelsia calycina

MOTH

The Chinese used to say that if one sees a moth, it means a dear relative who has passed on is back to visit the living. There were lots of sightings of moths all over the island recently. Judging by the numbers, could it mean many of our relatives are back? I absolutely don't think so.

FLOWERING PLANTS

Amherstia nobilis

These are photos of some of the flowering plants in the Bay South garden.

Brugmansia cultivar

orchid

Commelina in flower

Close-up of the blue flowers

Celosia at Chinese Garden

Hibiscus mutabilis

yellow Spathoglottis cultivar

Close-up of flowers

Vanda orchids on Lagerstroemia calyculata

Arundina orchids

A flowering Saraca indica

CHINESE PAINTINGS

I love chinese or chinese style paintings and these are a few that I found online recently.

8 horses

Peonies

UNITED SQUARE

I have not been to United Square for some time now and it was a great afternoon yesterday that started with a buffer where I downed a plate of black pepper crabs and countless mount-watering fresh oysters.

There is this amazing booth selling miniature clay items such as a chicken rice booth, a wanton noodle booth, a traditional chinese medicinal hall, slipper orchids etc, that cost a mere dollars to a few hundred dollars. The clay pieces are outstandingly fantastic and are so exquisitely crafted to remind me of the many long forgotten fixtures of our cityscape and the wonderful plants.

Booth selling Christmas items

These are the nicest Christmas socks I have seen!

These are such handsome stags!

Can anyone believe these are miniature clay models?