TULIPMANIA 2015

panoramic view from South American Garden

This was the last burst of tulips Fairy Tales display before the change to Nursery Rhymes and my goodness, the tulips looked drop-dead amazing! These photos were taken before the crowd came in.

The kaleidoscope of colours was mesmerizing and the new varieties such as the frilly ones were eye-popping! 

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Cinderella

Little Red Riding Hood

the Snow Queen

Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood'

Hansel and Gretel's Candyhouse

the Ugly Duckling

almost black tulips

yellow-orange Tulips

Tulipa 'Queensland'

the white frills lend a unique look to the conventional Tulips

this is the first time I see the Dicentra spectabilis

I didn't expect it to be so small in stature

nature produces so many hearts in a plant

windmill

yellow Daffodils (Narcissus)

FICUS PSEUDOPALMA

This interesting Ficus tree is known as the Philippine Fig, Dracaena Fig or Palm-Leaf Fig. I have not pruned it for some time now and finally it is looking real big and nice!

The long wavy leaves are arranged spirally around the branch, giving it rosette appearance. It is definitely one of the rarer Fig trees that I come across.

a 2.5 m height specimen

the glossy wavy leaves are really unique

the fresh and over-ripened fruit

the leaf scars

remnants of a bunch of fruit without the leaves