New Year Blooms

Perhaps I have been working too much in my garden and that had caused me to see my garden as a chore and not so much as a source of beauty and wonder. Of course, all these are blooming right in front of my face but lets face it.

There is too much to prune, repot, replant, re..re.. re.. and water that time passes by just giving enough time for maintenance. And the day goes by from morning till night that I can only summon some extra time just to breathe the freshly watered garden during weekends.

And in this case for my Hibiscus, having a nice fresh flower for snack and enjoying the pollen. Thanks for Autumn Belle, I can enjoy my hibiscus without caution. You can read more about it here in her blog about Hibiscus.

Let me walk you through my currently garden blooms.


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I got this Angelonia from my mum. She passed a pot to me as she was clearing her stock.
I'm amazed at this beauty, I never really paid much attention to it. I guess I need to propagate this one more as it has beautiful flower which continuously blooms.
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What I really wonder is, why is this one known as angel flower or angel face. I have been figuring that out, what I really notice is that it look more like a skull.
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I wished I got more varieties of colours from this species, seemed to be very hardy compared to other short-term flowering plants.
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Garden Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

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I guess it seed got escaped from my mother's garden as I don't fancy growing this plant.

Not that I don't favour this, its because this plant need good amount of sunlight which I really lack. I had another balsam plant which did grow furiously but never flowered.

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Regardless, this one did manage to bloom (Its been very hot these few weeks) and the blooms are very lovely just like a rose floral.

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False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)

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Its been said that this plant is quite hardy but somehow I had many failed attempt with this one. I guess its hardiness is based on draught resistance whereas my environment is very much shady and moist. (Over watering can kill the plant)

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Rescued from abandon area, together with Ixora which I'm still waiting for its bloom to appear.

You can notice the small leathery leaves which both are growing together in a planter box.

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I have also placed my Dianthus cuttings here and they have just recently bloomed, the blooms lasted few days. I realise that I have few of the cuttings stashed in some other few pots sharing with flame violets & begonias. It happened when I urgently need to transplant them before the whole plant dies.

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I never expect to see my Dumbcane to bloom. Sad to see when most of the leaves and even the flower had not been spared by slugs and snails. This one was taken just I was doing my cleaning & remodeling.

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There is something mystically about this rose, it does mesmerise me whenever I see this one as it greets me by the entrance gate. I found the best time to take white coloured flowers are during early morning just before sunrise as it shows all the tones in the right places. Too bright and the whole flower turn paper white.

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I heard that roses are edible but somehow I don't have the heart or the stomach to eat this one.

Its just too beautiful.

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Additional Update:

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Sorry for the lack of description on the Angelonia. I would like to show you what I see in the Angelonia flower.

Do click my earlier posting when I first saw it in my mum's garden:

Garden Beauty: Mum's Garden.

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