CLOUD FOREST

The moss house and car

After the Christmas Sugar Mountain display in the Flower Field, the moss house and car were moved from the Flower Field to the Cloud Forest.

The house

The car with the number plate "Ananas & Berry GB-20-13"

Beautiful mushrooms

3 different species or hybrids of Slipper Orchids

The scarlet red Phragmipedium would be stunning in large numbers

The orchid Dracula diana

The Masdevallia orchid

TERRARIUM

I hope my colleague doesn't mind me taking a photo of her amazing terrariums at her office desk when I was waiting for her. I was in awe with what she planted in these miniature tanks and was also secretly inspired by her creativity and passion in gardening.


In one of the containers, there is a pink Episcia that looks stunningly pretty as the center of attraction. It is very deserving of that spot because I could tell the plant is very happy with its large leaves.


In another tank was an assortment of miniature pitcher plants and mosses. The planting and displays are simple, yet effective in capturing one's attention. As I mentioned before in my previous terrarium sessions, we are only limited by our own creativity.


Seriously, whilst I understand that one man's meat is another man's poison, I cannot fathom those who are unable to appreciate even the simplest form of greenery. I mean, there are a million and one different species and forms of plants out there to cater to the diverse interests and liking of any individual, surely there is one plant that would appeal to them? If not, I think it is quite sad and they don't know what they are truly missing out on. I, for one, am truly honoured to be part of the botanical world of nature and embraced them completely.

SARAWAK (KUCHING) PART 4

Today's weather - stormy

I wanted to complete the posts on the Sarawak trip before the end of the year but I guess it was not meant to be.

Anyway, we visited the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre and saw a lot of interesting plants e.g. Mesua borneensis (synonym: Kayea borneensis). There were quite a number of fascinating creatures too, such as the yellow centipede. The mosses and Lycopodium growing on the trees and ground were so beautiful.

At the centre, it was Orang Utan feeding time and many tourists actually went there to see the activity. However, the apes remained elusive and just when most people were leaving, a family of them came out, grabbing the food that was tied to the trees to lure them out. We were warned not to get too near to them because there were past vicious attacks on visitors before. So I stood at a distance to capture their photos.

NB on 3 Apr 14: This is a Raphidophora creeper.