Month: April 2012

Chili Red Rose

Not sure what is the type of this rose, but I suspect it is hybrid and not floribunda. I said this because I have noticed that every time it blooms, there’s only one single flower on the stem. The local rose lovers call it chili red. So far since...

Rose Queen of Sweden

Those ladies in FB rose group that I joined told me that this is Queen of Sweden. As I am still new to rose gardening, I researched around about the one David Austin bred in 2004. From gardenersworld.com: Plant type : Deciduous shrub Flower colour : Pink, Salmon Feature:...

Rose Shocking Blue

I’m not sure whether what I have here is really a floribunda Shocking Blue. The canes of the rose plant I got have so many thorns but other characteristics like color and fragrance are quite the same as the Shocking Blue described on helpmefind.com: Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda....

More On Kenanga/Ylang Ylang

I think ever since I bought the plant in Floria 2011 (or was it 2010?), this is the first time that my kenanga (Cananga odorata var. Fruticosa) blooms so many buds. I have started my rose garden early this year and used the Honeybee organic fertilizer, produced by a...

Few Blooming Roses In My Garden

Remember early this year I mentioned about adding roses into my garden collection? Well from the first 9 pots, now I have 28 altogether. From the first 9 pots, 2 are dead..heh! The latest 18 pots were bought in conjunction with my birthday month. After repotting them in terracotta...

Plectranthus Mona Lavender

Bought this plant without knowing the name at Pasar Bunga Shah Alam about 2 weeks ago. I thought it will look good in container garden. I asked around for the name and found out that this is Mona Lavender. Info taken from pma.com.au: A new and particularly attractive form...