Showing posts with label torenia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label torenia. Show all posts
06 October 2014
WEEDS
16 March 2013
WEEDS
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.
15 May 2011
BISHAN PARK - PART 5
8th, 11th - 12th, 17th & 18th photos - Common Grass Yellow
9th - 10th, 13th - 16th photos - Mottled Emigrant
04 April 2011
SENTOSA - PART 14
There was another huge Heritage Tree up the trail. But what attracted me were 2 attractive weeds - a serrated leaved Torenia and a trifoliate unknown weed with small violet flowers.
On the lawn was also large amounts of red fruits from the Carpentaria acuminata (common name: Carpentaria Palm; Family: Arecaceae / Palmae) palm. This is another lovely palm that I fell in love with when I saw its regal form with beautiful fronds and masses of scarlet red fruits. Its tiny creamy-white flowers look insignificant. 2 links are shown here for reference:
Finally, there is this huge tree, which I suspected to be a Lecythis with an interesting crown.
NB on 18 Mar 12: Why didn't I think of referring to the BP sponsored book "A Guide to the Wildflowers of Singapore" earlier? Through this book, I managed to identify the above plants as Torenia polygonoides and the trifoliate weed is Desmodium triflorum (common name: Black Clover, Lesser Clover-leaved Desmodium).
NB on 18 Mar 12: Why didn't I think of referring to the BP sponsored book "A Guide to the Wildflowers of Singapore" earlier? Through this book, I managed to identify the above plants as Torenia polygonoides and the trifoliate weed is Desmodium triflorum (common name: Black Clover, Lesser Clover-leaved Desmodium).
22 March 2011
MUNIA'S PLAYGROUND
My Scaly-Breasted Munia friends were playing a game of hide-and-seek with me in their playground. As I laid hiding behind the tall grasses, they finally came out to eat the seed heads of the Pennisetum alopecuroides and Variegated Panicum maximum. Then the overzealous gardener came forth with the water hose and with his sudden appearance, the timid birds flew away from the spot.Although the gardener saw me with my camera, he made no apologies and turned on the hose to water the plants. What a letdown. Fortunately, I managed to take some photos of the beautiful bed of Melampodium paludosum (synonym: M. divaricatum; common name: Butter Daisy, Star Daisy, Gold Medallion Flower, African Zinnia; Family: Asteraceae / Compositae), white flower Oxalis and Torenia fournieri (common name: Wishbone Flower, Bluewings Flower, Torenia; Family: Scrophulariaceae) before the water came down on the bed.
Some links on the plants are attached here for reference:
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