HUB

These are some of the latest photos of the landscape at the Hub. How I wish the Flame of the Forest would burst into blooms under this heat to add to the splendor. It would be a great sight to behold. 

Echinodorus

MARGINAL PLANTS

Unknown Echinodorus

Here is a range of interesting bog or marginal aquatic plants:

• Echinodorus
• Bacopa
• Lobelia chinensis
• Limnophila
• Equisetum hyemale

Flower of the Echinodorus

Bed of Bacopa

Bacopa flowers

Lobelia chinensis

Limnophila

Limnophila flowers

Alocasia

Alocasia flower

Equisetum hyemale

Unknown fern?

Beautiful leaf branching

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.