The grass and hardscape design looks so interesting, doesn't it? If I don't mention it, would anyone think this is actually a carpark?
I planted these few trees recently and have never seen its flowers or fruit, not even in HortPark but this one recently fruited. Wow, what is or was the trigger?
Initially, I thought these looked like giant lips floating on the river. But from another angle, I think they are giant clams!
These are some nasty fungal fruiting bodies and bacteria rot. There appears to be some insect frass on the trunk in the last photo too.
I posted about this woodpecker at the carpark near my house before. This one was found on one of the trees in the park and I couldn't remember what tree it is. The woodpecker looked kind of small, so I am wondering if it is a young fellow.
These are some interesting or non-native plants.
1st photo - This is an Acanthaceae plant with Pseuderanthemum-like white flowers. It may not have much ornamental value but it certainly is eye-catching.
2nd-4th photos - These photos show the red inflorescence of the uncommon Cocoloba.
5th-10th photos - This is a giant sage-like plant Cornutia grandifolia (common name: Tropical Lilac, Jamaican Lilac, Jam Lilac; Family: Verbenaceae). When crushed, the leaves emit the typical smell.
5th, 11th-16th photos - This is Tibouchina grandifolia (common name: Glory Flower, Large-Leaved Princess Flower) and a link is provided here:
http://www.rareflora.com/tibouchinagran.htm
It may not have anything to do with me but since adding some Heliotropium indicum and Crotalaria retusa, I do notice more tigers, such as these Black Veined Tiger and Blue Glassy Tiger, which I recently saw visiting these plants.
A combination of Turnera subulata (common name: Sulpher Alder) and Lantana camara usually works perfectly well with their strongly contrasting flower colours. They are just so beautiful, aren't they?
The Tower Tree or Brazilian Fire Tree flowered recently and it wasn't hard for me to spot the bare crown with yellow flowers against the blue sky. From the camera, I was able to make out a huge bee, presumably Carpenter Bee, visiting the flowers.
