Today's weather - sunny
This pink Arundina was planted at the Indian Garden but mine at home finally sent out a new shoot after so many months of growing it since I bought it at last year's World Orchid Conference in Nov 11. To me, I am not as amazed by this colour variety then the more common white-purple A. graminifolia (common name: Bamboo Orchid).
Back to this post, I am actually posting the beautiful plants at the Hub, which is also known as the rose. It is no coincidence that the flowers have a pink tinge or shade. These spectacular plants are namely as follows:
- Plumeria 'Dwarf Singapore Pink'
- Ceiba speciosa (common name: Silk Floss Tree)
- Rondeletia leucophylla or Arachnothryx leucophylla (common name: Panama Rose)
- Plumeria rubra variegated
- Vinca rosea or Catharanthus roseus (common name: Periwinkle)
I decided to take some photos of this park again after an absence of several months, with the intention to showcase the changes etc.
The first photo was taken to show the Rondeletia odorata but also to show how tall the Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla (Family: Euphorbiaceae) looks next to it.
The next few photos were focused on the Golden Garden. There was a Magpie Robin that was sort of hopping around the mulch bed at the base of the Rain Tree. Interestingly, the sighting of this bird in Singapore has become increasingly more frequent, no doubt thanks to efforts to conserve the natural habitats.
As I walked towards the small pond behind the Hands-on-House, I saw a family of squirrels. It is a family of at least 5-6 of them and they were all running and jumping from tree to tree - the Peltophorum pterocarpum (common name: Yellow Flame Tree) to the variegated Ficus benghalensis and vice versa. When they spotted me, they lied low and it was extremely difficult for me to take clear photos of them amidst the dense branches.
On the way, I saw two cute pineapples and hence took photos of the inconspicuous Ananas comosus planted in the bed of Arachis pintoi. As I glimpsed back, I noticed the variegated Casuarina already grew way beyond the roof of the Hands-on-House. I am so proud of you baby, although I think in time to come, someone would come to chop you down or take you out of the site.
Luckily, the Rondeletia odorata shrub is still there today. The unusual but free flowering orange flowers of this shrub make this an interesting plant to have in a garden.
The cluster of Tetracera indica is also growing so well that it conceals the raised service manhole on the slope very well. The flowers are also a delight to look at.
Across the area at the Hands-on-House, a squirrel was scurrying down the trunk of the Washingtonia robusta palm and it froze in its steps when it saw me. What an adorable creature it is.
The grey lava stone pots are put to good use in different parts of the park to showcase plants in the different theme gardens. A new plant label is also in use now and provides more relevant information on plants to visitors.
