Purple shamrock

Purple shamrock on ground

Okay, lets move from blue to purple now. This is my purple shamrock. I like the unique shape of the leaves (as you can see from the pic). It looks like the Irish shamrock clover doesn't it? I am not sure if its the same species or just look alike. Hope someone can tell me. Scientifically, its known as Oxalis atropurpurea.

Blue butterfly flower

The beautiful flower

Isn't this simply gorgeous? I first came to know about this plant when I read about it in My Nice Garden blog. The pics in the blog were so nicely taken that I wanted the same plant for myself. And that got me visiting the local nurseries here to look for that specific plant. Normally, I would go into a local nursery just to see what they have there and what plants catches my eye.

Jasmine (Kemuning)

The 5-petal white flower

I bought this plant at an annual floral fest slightly more than a year ago and it has grown tall since then. When I bought it, I think it was about 3 or 4 feet tall but then it was heavily attacked by scales and so I had to trim and cut it down to control the spread. Now, its over 7 feet tall but not as robust because its not getting full direct sunlight. Although scientifically called 'murraya paniculata', over here, its locally known as jasmine or bunga kemuning (in Malay).

One and a half years hiatus

Spider lily

Been one and a half years since my first post and new blog on gardening. Created this blog with an intention to share my experiences but became too engrossed in learning and expanding my plants collection and were preoccupied with fighting off pests. With the world wide web as my faithful reference point and after going through the many trials and errors over this time period, I thought its perhaps time to reboot my blog and start recording what I have learned and experience.