AGERATUM CONYZOIDES & CNIDOSCOLUS CHAYAMANSA

I have always had a penchant for this wildflower Ageratum with its beautiful composite blue flowers and recently, it proved its worth to me again.

Its flowers not only attracted a Common Tiger but it also attracted two other Plain Tigers. This is triple wow! And these are three reasons, alright I cheated it's just two, for me to keep the wildflower in the garden.

On the other hand, the Cnidoscolus also managed to snag a Plain Tiger to its white flowers.

KIM SENG PARK

Kim Seng Park is actually a narrow promenade park along the Singapore River and located off Kim Seng Road, across Great World City. Some epiphytic native orchids e.g. Grammatophyllum speciosum (common name: Tiger Orchid), Dendrobium leonis, Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi, were planted on the Tabebuia rosea and Filicium decipien trees while the epiphytic and lithophytic Tiger Orchid was also planted on the ground. Some links on the orchids are shown here:

1. http://www.orchidspecies.com/denleonis.htm
2. http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Dendrobium_leonis
3. http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Dendrobium_leonis

There was a squirrel high up on the tree and scratching the bark of the branch and watching us from above.

PLAIN TIGER & ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA

This Plain Tiger butterfly (scientific name: Danaus chrysippus) was on this solitary yellow flower Asclepias curassavica (common name: Blood Flower) from the milkweed or Asclepiadaceae Family. The cultivar name was given as 'Silky Gold' or 'Apollo Yellow' by some.

Again, I got too near and it flew off but settled back to this plant.

COMMON TIGER

It has been a while since I spent time looking out for butterflies. I saw this beautiful pristine looking Common Tiger (scientific name: Danaus genutia) from the Nymphalidae Family visiting the Heliotropium indicum flowers for nectar. What a beautiful sight.

Now they have placed a bench within the flower bed. How thoughtful and wonderful it was of them to do so.

TIGER

Should I call it a floral tiger or tiger flower? I guess it should be the former right?

Taken on 21 Feb 10 outside Mandarin Hotel, the entire tiger was covered with multi-coloured Chrysanthemum flowers.

What an interesting and impressive display! It must be a challenge to put it together and ensure it is well watered to look fresh for days on end. I applaud the designer's great idea!