QUISQUALIS 'JESSIES'S STAR'

This is supposed to be a white-flower Quisqualis known by the cultivar 'Jessie's Star'.

CLERODENDRUM QUADRILOCULARE

One of my favourite Clerodendrum treelet with pink Ixora-like flowers, they are seldom free-flowering here locally until the onset of the recent dry spell and heatwave across the island. The recent burst of pink flowers make it deserving of its common names Shooting Star and Starburst Bush!

WEEDS

These are two beautiful unknown weeds, at least to me. I would definitely keep them because I feel they have potential to be ornamental plants. 

Sadly, the first one growing among the Star Grass (Scientific Name: Dichromena colorata) was already removed.

As for the second one which looks like a Torenia to me, I managed to harvest some of them for planting in waterlogged areas and they are doing well. I hope to see a nice carpet in time to come.

CHRISTMAS DECORATION

Every year, I will definitely look forward to see the Christmas decor at Takashimaya, especially the big tree the foyer.

The key colours of their decor this year are blue, silver, white and gold. When I looked closely at the center tree, I was momentarily lost in the universe of numerous planets and stars.

Everywhere was blue except the columns wrapped with red Poinsettia, which reminded me of what they did in previous years.

STERCULIA RUBIGINOSA VENT.

I cannot get even of Sterculias. This Rusty Sterculia from the Sterculiaceae Family at HortPark's Flora Stitches flowered recently with the cool weather.

The many bundles of pinkish small unopened flowers, resembling lanterns, are so alluring to look at. Under the rain, they are unable to withstand the heavy beating and would gather below the tree to form a nice collection of beads. When the flowers are fully opened, they resemble small red stars with a white furry margin. If this is not beautiful, then I don't know what is.

3 links on this native tree are shown below:

1. http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Sterculia_rubiginosa.htm
2. http://www.asianplant.net/Malvaceae/Sterculia_rubiginosa.htm
3. http://floraofsingapore.wordpress.com/index/s/

CHRISTMAS

The christmas decor along Orchard Road is shown in this series of photos. From pink to blue and from stars to cones, which do you prefer?