Red Blooms

It is indeed amazing that these red ones actually dwell in my garden invisibly.
You may have to seek them out with a detective lens, armed with a camera,
they are hidden from common sight..

Or perhaps.. As I mentioned before..
I often see them, until they had become invisible to me.

Does that happen to you?
Something so common and that you just walk pass them?

Though their size is tiny and small.
They make up like bright lights, shining red on their colour.
And these are the small little joys in my garden.
Like chilli red - they flavor a sharp spicy taste in between my greens.

How do you see your reds?
Are they all attention seekers or hidden behind a leaf?
Share your story.

These Doritis Pulcherimma is recently purchased for RM10 from another gardener near my place.
It never stop to give out spikes of flowers continuously.
Something that I truly admire with this orchid - never to disappointment me without blooms.

Blooms of the Month: November 2013

Hot Red Blooms in the Garden

One of the joys of having this ground orchid is that its started blooming again after the 6 months blooming span. Its started after the 3 day heavy rain that took place this week with 2 new flower spike together with it.
I guess its a good thing to put them outdoor where they face the weather and spring forth new flower spikes.

 These pictures (below) are taken 2 weeks ago before the rainy season. Still going strong since May (6 months in bloom ever since)

The Spicy Jatropha had a major pruning session. It was terribly infected with mealy bugs together with the farming ants. I tried to controlled it with insecticide time to time but they seemed to get the upper hand every time and bring forth major disaster as the flowers and new-shoots started deforming.

This time after the pruning - I placed them outdoors where they ants have no easy access to them and now they are blooming profusely.

These miniature Anthurium don't seemed to get back to their major many blooms instead just one at a time. Seemed like they are happy that way - not getting into the lime light of blooming. Though it happens discreetly the bloom does last very long.

I finally found a good place to put my Fire Cracker Plant.
There is however a big problem faced with their cascading effect when it appear to fall all over spilling from a standing pot giving that drunkard messy look in the garden of that want not - throw not factor.

Here happily cascading for the Sun birds to drink its nectar from and they are happy to hold on those flower branches.

I had isolated this Crown of Thorns as they do prove very hostile when it comes to their spiky thorns.
Nevertheless, they are also giving their beautiful cream blooms which is normally rare during the rainy cloudy season.