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.

GOLDEN GARDEN - POND

I am so glad that I created this natural pond at the Golden Garden behind the Hands-On-House. It may be small but it seems to be a haven for some dragonflies.

The pond is perpetually filled to the brim with water because of the high water table and this supports the growing of floating and submergent aquatic plants. Just look at the attached photos to see how well the Pistia stratiotes (common name: Water Lettuce; Family: Araceae), Cyrtosperma johnstonii (Family: Araceae) and other plants are growing here.

2 links are shown below:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistia
2. http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_Pistia_stratiotes.php

WATER FEATURE

I am amazed at how fast this landscape at the Singapore Botanic Gardens established itself. They look stunningly beautiful to me and I always love to walk pass this area, especially when it is not blazing hot.

The Amherstia nobilis (common name: Pride of Burma) from the Fabaceae Family in the top photo looked so pretty and I cannot wait for it to flower.

In the 2nd photo, the prickly brown leaved aroid Cyrtosperma johnstonii from the Araceae Family was the highlight. There are also some in HortPark.

The flowering Pitcairnia flammea from the Bromeliaceae Family in the 3rd photo is right in the middle of it all.

A link on the Amherstia is shown below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_Burma