FLOWER DOME

what a pristine looking Dahlia cultivar!

These were some of the beautiful plants captured recently on my phone camera.

a myriad of colours from the Chrysanthemums (mums)

the spoon mums

close-up of the spoon mums

spider mums

the Acers (Maples)

close-up of the Acer leaves

Heuchera flowers

Fuchsia

close-up of the flowers

PHYLLANTHUS MYRTIFOLIUS

It is not a common occurrence to find the Phyllanthus myrtifolius flowering but I managed to capture these few photos of the recent flowering at Satay by the Bay.

MOMORDICA AND CAYRATIA

Throughout the Heritage Gardens and World of Plants are countless arched trellises planted with a wide range of climbers. At the Fruits and Flowers garden are some of most interesting climbers, such as these Momordica cochinchinensis (Common Name: Gac Fruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd; Family: Cucurbitaceae) and a grape-like vine Cayratia mollissima (Synonym: Vitis mollissima; Family: Vitaceae)

In Vietnam, the edible Gac Fruit has red aril and is usually served at ceremonial or festive occasions such as weddings. The Cayratia with small white flowers and artificial looking pink fruits look so sweet although I have no idea if they are edible.

NB on 3 Jan 14: I corrected the mislabeled name Cissus to Cayratia. They are both from the same botanical Family.

BAY EAST

After the recent haze and sudden rain, the plants along the Skyline Promenade of Bay East are flowering again. The entire length of the promenade is now covered with vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet from the rainbow and salmon, pink and silver.

The flowering would not last forever and would likely persist for another week or so.