Attached are photos of the following:
- a flowering Phaleria clerodendron,
- a variegated Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Common Name: Night Flowering Jasmine; Family: Oleaceae),
- flowers of the Firmiana malayana,
- Terminalia tree with red leaves,
- red Lotus flower,
- bird's nest on a tree,
- Dalbergia oliveri in flower,
- a row of flowering Pachira aquatica,
- a bed of flowering Viola banksii (Common Name: Tasmanian Violet, Ivy-Leafed Violet), and
- plants at the Hub.
NB on 9 Aug 13: The Terminalia was mislabeled. The tree is actually Careya arborea (Common Name: Wild Guava, Slow Match Tree, Ceylon Oak; Family: Lecythidaceae)
These are plants in the Colonial Garden.
The first is the 2 m tall variegated Pachira glabra planted near a walkway. It is not a tree to be missed.
Amongst the numerous fragrant Jasminium shrubs from the same family as the olive plant, this J. nitidum (Common Name: Angel Wing Jasmine, Star Jasmine; Family: Oleaceae) is one of my favourites although I hardly plant them because of its infrequent flowering. But when it does flower, the pinkish-purple floral buds of this night blooming plant open up to reveal white flowers that emit a strong fragrance into the air.
Finally, there is also the very rare white-flower Jacaranda mimosifolia which I hope will grow into an impressive tree for this part of the garden.
