IR PLAZA - FRANGIPANI

Surrounding the IR Plaza are planted with Frangipanis of various colours. This is one of the subtle beauties there.

PLUMERIA RUBRA

The Plumeria cultivars (Common Name: Frangipani; Family: Apocyanceae) really relished the recent weather and most of them started to produce profuse clusters of flowers. This one with deep red-vermilion flowers stole my heart away.

PIGEON ORCHIDS

Just 2 weeks ago, the Pigeon Orchids in many areas were flowering, including this large clump on the Plumeria obtusa (Common Name: Great White Frangipani).

With some many Pigeon Orchids in bloom, the air was heavily immersed in its fragrance.

DRAGONFLY LAKE, LION GROVE & CHINESE GARDEN

Today's weather - sunny

This is the Dragonfly Lake where a red and a cyan giant dragonfly seemed to fly straight out of the waters.

At the Lion Grove, a series of wall mounted white lions were spouting water from their opened mouths, which contrasted starkly with the colourful bromeliads. There are also a number of tall orange-grey stones that were strategically placed for best effect.

In a Chinese Garden, it is not uncommon to find sculptures. Here, we have a cut-out sculpture known as "离乡" (li xiang), which refers to the mainland labourers who left their hometown. It is also here where we can see some wonderful varieties of Plumeria (common name: Frangipani).

HUB (ROSE)

Today's weather - sunny

This pink Arundina was planted at the Indian Garden but mine at home finally sent out a new shoot after so many months of growing it since I bought it at last year's World Orchid Conference in Nov 11. To me, I am not as amazed by this colour variety then the more common white-purple A. graminifolia (common name: Bamboo Orchid).


Back to this post, I am actually posting the beautiful plants at the Hub, which is also known as the rose. It is no coincidence that the flowers have a pink tinge or shade. These spectacular plants are namely as follows:

• Plumeria 'Dwarf Singapore Pink'
• Ceiba speciosa (common name: Silk Floss Tree)
• Rondeletia leucophylla or Arachnothryx leucophylla (common name: Panama Rose)
• Plumeria rubra variegated
• Vinca rosea or Catharanthus roseus (common name: Periwinkle)

PLUMERIA CULTIVAR

It is more common to see pink or red flower frangipani trees but I have a penchant for yellow flower ones. This young one beside the Marina Bay MRT exit looks amazing with an understated beauty. What struck me was also how healthy the leaves looked compared to the other many cultivars with scales, mealy bugs and rust infected leaves.


I will be more than happy to introduce this to a garden without hesitation.