Blue Blooms

I always find that blue and white goes well together in any settings.
And I also find that blue seemed to be a rare colour when it comes to gardening.
That makes it all the more interesting and challenging,
to seek out the blues that can sustain my garden.

True enough they seemed to evade me and from my garden.
The ones that made it seemed to become part of my garden.
These are my Blue Collection.

Floral Blooms - Orange & Blue Mix

Sometimes opposite colours do make a strong statement.
I like these blooms - they are practically care-free.
Free from pest and disease - the only setback is that they can get a bit messy.
Anyway - just to show you how orange & blue can make a wonderful combination.

Plants: Blackberry Lily, Golden Dew Drop & Bush Clock Vine

Blooms of the Month: November 2013

Cool Blooms in my Garden

A friend of mine was clearing out most of his garden plants as he wants to focus very much in orchids. These are his collections which I had adopted in my garden. (There is another half more sitting in his garden which I still need to take which right now I'm truly lacking space)

These are blue flowering plants which I find truly rare compared to white & warm/hot colours (yellow, orange & reds) I guess it got to do with the UV colouring formation on the flower petals that makes the difference for the nectar loving insects to identify the "input" for them to drink the nectar from.

These hard pruned Golden Dewdrops (Duranta Erecta "Sapphire Showers") truly give a welcome show at the Gate Entrance. I placed them there as they need so bright sunlight for them to bloom. (A place where its getting tight to go & out of my house)

Blue Plumbago (Plumbago Auriculata) seemed to be a messy plant giving out spikes everywhere and when they do not flower - its truly a sore-eye. These too had a hard pruning which didn't do so well compared to Golden Drops.
Somehow it managed to pick up and gave couple of clustered flowers which is in a soft blue notes. Truly it is very ecstatic to see them bloom early in the morning.

My Mexican Sword Plant is blooming in shade place. Something truly a feat to note as these are very much too bloom when they receive a good bright sun on them. I guess sometimes you can get lucky. There will be small pups appearing at these flowers once they are spend.

Its another challenge whether to keep or discard them when these pups appear.

Finally after many months of keeping this plant. Powder Puff Plant had decided to bloom. These are the flowers in the bud formation. I always marvel at the berry like buds - I first thought it was actually a fruit after the flower had spend but its actually the reserve.

I guess these need good strong sunlight for it to bloom. Earlier I kept it in shade and its quite pathetic to see the leaf formation & its colours where weak and faint. Now appearing strong but it took few months to recover to this strong stage.
Not a Shade lover - I once thought.

Golden Dew Drop - Duranta Erecta

It seemed that this plant was very common during the "old gardener times". I used to see these hanging bead plant adorned neatly by the old folks gardens but now they have disappeared.

I think the new hybrid with brilliant colour had taken the modern upbeat version - the Sapphire Showers had invaded. It is true that this one is a killer and I also mean literally - the fruit can be deadly to humans, dogs and cats but the birds seemed to be immune to it.

Strange, I use to play with the fruits during my childhood times and my elder siblings pull a fast one by telling me that buttons are made from this fruits. Regardless, its a very pretty plant to have - if you got good sunshine for it to bloom otherwise its going to be a boring green flowerless shrub.

Pictures: These are taken from various garden & park - the plant is not mine.