I posted about the Petrea volubilis before and there I was, standing in front of a clump of Petrea arborea climbers. Like the former, the P. arborea with slightly different textured leaves have light purple flowers but somehow it wasn't as striking to me as the one planted in HortPark and Bay East.
The Ardisia pyramidalis is also not commonly planted out yet but I am sure in time to come, it would gain popularity for its beautiful panicle of pink flowers.
Incidentally, I spotted the Chocolate Pansy or Chocolate Soldier perched on a tree trunk and took its photos. Unlike the one I posted before with broken wings, this one had its wings intact and one could see the orange polka dots.
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I was in the van and suddenly I noticed this butterfly perched on the top of the cushion seat. It looked kind of strange to me, especially since it was motionless and its colour was a mix of two shades of brown.
It reminded me somewhat of a Chocolate Pansy or Chocolate Soldier. After taking several photos, it dawned on me that the right side of its wings was damaged. Only half its right wings remained and I was actually staring at part of the upperside of its left wings, hence the odd colouration. This probably explained why it wasn't flying.
Anyway, I placed my finger there and coaxed it to climb onto the finger before transferring it onto a tree branch outside the office. I doubt it would survive long since it was incapable of normal flight but at least it beats dying in a van.
This Creeping Ruellia was found at the Irrigation Pond too. It is a common garden weed but I chose to keep lots of weedy plants at the Irrigation Pond because they are host plants to the Peacock Pansy and Chocolate Pansy. It reminds me slightly of the other common weed Asystasia gangetica (Chinese Violet) from the same Acanthaceae Family which is also a host plant to butterflies such as Great Eggfly, Jacintha Eggfly, Blue Pansy and Autumn Leaf.
