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.
These are more photos of the beautiful view of the landscape and the amazing plants.
2nd & 3rd photos - Ruellia brittoniana
5th & 6th photos - Monochoria vaginalis
7th - 9th photos - unknown Asteraceae / Compositae plant
10th & 11th,14th - 22nd photos - Ludwigia. It is interesting how some of these plants show variegated young leaves but fully green mature leaves. Is this normal or a sign of some viral disease or nutrient deficiency?
12th & 13th photos - Cyperus
These are some of the other interesting plants and animals at Bishan Park:
1st & 2nd photos - Ipomoea triloba
3rd, 6th & 9th photos - Merremia peltata
4th & 5th photos - dragonfly
7th, 8th & 10th photos - Typha angustifolia
15th & 16th photos - Alternanthera sessilis 'Red' (common name: Red Sessile Joyweed, Red Carpet Weed; Family: Amaranthaceae)
18th & 19th photos - Monochoria vaginalis
21st - 23rd photos - I keep forgetting the name of this plant. It came to me some time ago but I forgot the name again. NB on 18 May 11: Ah, it is known as Limnocharis flava (common name: Water Cabbage).
