XANTHOSTEMON CHRYSANTHUS

It was the flowering season of the Golden Penda trees about a month ago.

LANDSCAPE PLANTS

Tecoma stans

Landscaping is a very personal thing because everyone has their own preferences, likes and dislikes. What appeals to one may not appeal to others.

The interesting thing about landscaping is no two individual designs and landscapes are similar, because of the vast palette of plants available to choose from, unless it is a deliberate attempt to duplicate it. Different species and cultivars also have different growth habits and conditions, so it makes a landscape even more personal especially if the owner is involved in picking out the plants for the garden.

Here is a range of flowering and foliage shrubs that I recently recommended for planting although big trees and palms were not included.

Close up of Tecoma stans flowers.

 

Galphimia glauca

Close up of Galphimia flowers

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Close up of Cuphea flowers

Sanchezia nobilis

Caladium bicolor

Codiaeum variegatum

Carphalea kirondron

Close up of Carphalea flowers

Melastoma malabathricum

Justicia brandegeeana

Ocimum basilicum

Aglaonema cultivar

Alpinia purpurata

Xiphidium caeruleum

Asystasia gangetica cultivar

Stachytarpheta cultivar

Nymphaea cutlivar

Arachnothryx leucophylla

Tibouchina cultivar

Xanthostemon cultivar

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Today's weather - sunny

There was a Golden Penda (scientific name: Xanthostemon chrysanthus) that I noticed was in flower, or at least the top half of the tree, recently when the rest around it weren't. So here are the photos.


Some of the residents here have also been growing multi-coloured Periwinkles or Bougainvilleas for a while now, as evident by the many flowers captured in these photos.

DRAGONFLIES

We did a dragonfly survey and walked along a transect. I gave up after about 800 m because of the scorching heat. anyway, these were some of the dragonflies that we saw and which I captured using my camera.


Sadly, I am unable to identify them so far. Compared to butterflies, I find it harder to identify them. By the way, it seems a lot of plants can actually be grown in water. The Ixora javanica and Xanthostemon chrysanthus are but just two examples.