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A bushy shrub with fleshy branches was introduced from East Africa and Arabia. It grows up to 2-3 feet tall and thrives well in the ground where soil is very sandy or in a large pot. Requires full sun for full bloom. The crimson flowers are beautiful but not very lasting. The plant is normally propagated by cutting. |
This common daisy is found in many local gardens, it is always flowering and a perennial herb. The flower are 3 inches in diameter and of various shades of colors-red, orange and yellow. The flower has a long stalk and commonly used for flower arrangement. The Afircan daisy originated from Africa and it can easily be propagated by division. |
A free flowering tree 70 feet high, evergreen with a good dense foliage. A native of Tropical West Africa. Serve as useful screen. It requires good soil conditions for quick growth. Seeds and root suckers are its common means of propagation. The flowers are large and of orange red colour. |
An evergreen shrub which grows to the size of a small tree, is a very common hedge plant in Malaysia although it was originally from Tropical America. The plant has fairly large leaves and flowers are produced seasonally. The flowers are fairly large and pale pink in color. But the hairy reddish fruits like rambutan are very attractive. The seeds produce an edible red dye. Propagation is fastest from cutting but seeds can also be used. |
A native of Tropical Africa, it is a fine bush with dark green leaves. The Flowers are in the shape of long trumpets, fragrant and white fading to creamy yellow. An ornamental plant, it is propagated by cutting. |
A very large deciduous tree, up to 100 feet high, having a dome shaped crown, is a useful shade tree. A native of Malaysia, it flowers seasonally in flushes of yellow and at the same time produces a nice scent. When they are planted in avenues, during the flowering season the roads can be littered yellow. Angsana grows very rapidly from woody cuttings of 4 to 6 feet in length. |
Epiphytes requiring a very well drained soil and thrive best in a pot half filled with broken brick and layer of fibrous leaf mould on top. A little shade is required. The flowers have bright red or pink spathes. Grown for cut flowers, Anthurium can be propagated by cutting of fleshy stem or seeds. |
This is a very popular hybird in Malaysia. It is grown commercially in large acreage as cut flower to supply local and overseas market. Wendy Scott is frown on stakes in the ground, growing vigorously producing gflowers very freely. This climbing orchid is easily propagated by stem cuttings. |
An orchid plant with strap leaves requitring partial shade. Grown in hanging pots, it is very free flowering. The length of the flower spray is about 13 inches. The flower size is about 2 inches across and 1.8 inches vertical. The flowers last for 2 weeks on the plant. Ascocenda cannot take organic manure, thus nutrients can be supplied to the plants in foliar spray. Propagated by side shoots. |
An orchid plant with strap leaves requiring partial shade. Grown in hanging pots, it is very free flowering. The length of the flower spray is about 13 inches. The flower size is about 2 inches across and 1.8 inches vertical. The flowers last for 2 weeks on the plant. Ascocenda cannot take organic manure, thus nutrients can be supplied to the plants in foliar spary. Propagated by side shoots. |
Herbaceous plant requiring plenty of light but thrives best without full exposure to sun. Begonias require good drainage and regular manuring. Propagated by leaf cutting. Flowers are pink and in a cluster. |
This is an exotic plant to Malaysia and the neighbouring countries, it is native of South Africa. The large bright orange colored flowers resemble a bird on a long stalk. The flower stalk is fairy long rising above the leaves which are quite similar to those of canna and the Japanese canna. Plants can be propagated by division. |
A slender climber from West Africa, requiring very good drainage when planted in the ground. It does not grow to a large size in Malaysia. The flowers are small, have red corolla with swollen white clayx. Propagated by cuttings. They can be grown also as ornamental pot plants or as border plants |
A tree-like shrub introduced from New South Wales, its sun loving and drought resistant. The flowers are cylindrical spikes with masses of brilliant crimson brush like stamens and dark yellow anthers. Bottle brush is attractive shrubs even individually in small gardens; they are propagated by mar cots. |
A pot plant, perpetually flowering, single and multi bract forms are found. Requires good soil and is pruned after each flowering to enable new growth and to maintain its shape. Propagated by woody cutting. The flower bracts are of various shades, ranging from bright purple, light purple, white, orange and red. |
An ornamental shrub from Tropical America, reaching 12 feet in height with notched leaf tip. The flowers are rich yellow in a short terminal cluster. The plants produce bright flushes of yellow color in the garden and flower consistently for months. They are useful plants for the small garden and easily grown from seeds. |
An erect perennial herb with leafy stems, from Central and South America. Canna requires a mixture of manure and compost. Normally propagated by root-stock, sometimes frim seeds. Flowers are of various colors, the common ones are bright red and yellow. They flower very freely thus provide a lot of colors when planted in beds. It is useful as a low screen. |
A native of South Africa, this small shrub about 3 feet tall, needs a well drained soil and full sun. Propagated by cutting and seeds. Flowers are in a close cluster of bright orange on erect stems above the leaves. Used as bedded plant or border. |
Originated from Tropical Africa, this is a bush like the Garden Hibiscus but with dangling flowers on slender stalks, petals pinkish white with toothed and slashed edge. It is best grown fully exposed to the sun, with rich soil and regular watering. Grown as a hedge, it propagated by cuttings. |
Originated from Tropical Africa, this is a bush like the Garden Hibiscus but with dangling flowers on slender stalks, petals pinkish white with toothed and slashed edge. It is best grown fully exposed to the sun, with rich soil and regular watering. Grown as a hedge, it propagated by cuttings. |
Originally from West Indies the Cat 's Tail is a showy tropical SHRUB WITH HAIRY LEAVES. Grown from cutting, it has long pendant-like spikes of bright red flowers resembling foxtail. |
An evergreen monopodium tree, grows to a height of 60 feet. A native from Himalayas to Malaysia, its young leaves are attractive, brilliant red in color. Grows very slowly when young. At maturity it is a graceful looking tree, symmetrical to cone shape, becoming more rounded in outline when the tree grows older. An ornamental avenue tree, also used for screening. The flowers are large, white with yellow stamens and fragrant. |
An ornamental woody evergreen, erect or clambering shrub, from Mexico with leathery elliptic glossy leaves. The Flowers are chalice-shaped, 10-inch long with corolla reflexed and frilled, yellow with purple stripes. Propagated by marcots. |
An herbaceous plant originally from China needs a very good drainage, occasional liquid manure and full sun. The flowers are of white and bright yellow colors with intermediate shades. Cutting and seeds to propagated. |
A garden plant from southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia. It is a rounded shrub with drooping hairy leaves. The flowers with white silvery bracts are arranged in a long inflorescence. It is a common garden plant, requiring good soil and initially when young, shade is necessary. Normally grown from seeds, but can also be propagated by woody cuttings. |
A free flowering bush from Tropical Africa with climbing habits if left unpruned. Flowers are white suffused crimson, large and scented. It is propagated by cutting and marcots. |
A native of China, the Crepe Myrtle is a tall shrub, of open branching and small leaves. Flowering at a low height, sometimes becoming a small tree in the hills. The pink or mauve flowers have crinkled petals in terminal clusters. Grown from marcots and cuttings. |
A herbaceous annual from Mexico, dahlia require full sun, very good drainage and intensive manuring for good growth. The flowers are of many colors, brilliant yellow, white, orange, dark red, pink and purple. They can be grown in pots as well as in beds. The size of flowers vary from 2- 8 inches in diameter. They are used as cut flowers. |
A native of Madagascar, it is a well known shade tree, up to 60 feet high with rapid growth. The spreading branches form a large rounded crown. Propagated by seeds and marcots of woody branches, The Flame of the Forest does well in good well drained soil. During the flowering seasons, trees turn into a mass of red color. When planted in an avenue, the sight is magnificent. Flowers are faintly scented, scarlet, one Patel white red spots. |
A common short herbaceous garden plant, it is grown in pots or in beds. Flowers are of various colors. The pink, white and mauve, single and multiple petal forms are available. They are grown from seeds. |
An evergreen garden shrub, bushy in habit with small shining dark green leaves. Propagated by woody cuttings. The flowers are fragrant, large and pure white. It is a common garden plant. |
This is a temperate species introduced to the tropics as such are doing better in the highlands, Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands. There are many varieties of different colors, red yellow and orange. The flowers are arranged in long stalks as such are useful as cut flowers for arrangement. Plants produce corms, which are used for propagation. |
An evergreen shrub, 6 8 feet high, requires a sunny place. Flowering is frequent with pale blue or white flowers and golden colored berries. It is propagated by woody cuttings and seeds. |
A robust, growing tree, is often branches, and partly deciduous at different times of the year. A native of Tropical America, reaching a height of 20 to 30 feet, it needs a well drained soil and sunny position. The flowers are large and fragrant, white colored with a yellow centre. Flowers of various shades of colored are also found locally. It is propagated by marcots and cuttings. |
Originated probably from China, it is a shrub with toothed leaves. Evergreen, the flowers are large, red, firm but scentless. Many hybrids have flowers ranging from white through yellow, and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, both single and double petals. Propagated by cutting budgrafting. Commonly used as a hedge, which can withstand cutting? It flowers continuously, even individually it looks nice. They can be planted in pots also. |
Introduced from Mexico, this vigorous free flowering climber has herbaceous stems with tendril-like ends on its inflorescence for climbing. The flowers are bright pink, sometimes white. Grown on fences, arbors, pergolas and used as a screen propagated by seeds and cuttings. |
A herbaceous plant from China, requiring intensive manuring and light shade. Propagated from small green cuttings, it is grown as a pot plant and for cut flowers. Treatment of plant with aluminium sulphate in an acid soil can bring some pink flowers of hydrangea varieties to blue color. |
A bushy short shrub from India, the Indian Ixora has stalk less leaves with broad bases, flowering throughout the year. It is slow in growth, requires full sun and is propagated by marcots and cuttings. The flowers are red, yellow and pink in color. Commonly grown as a hedge or individually as a garden plant. |
A deciduous tree, 30 feet high, from India, it grows slowly at its early stages of growth but vigorously once it is established. It requires a sunny place and thrives best in well drained soil. Flowering is seasonal and normally after several years old. At full bloom, the tree is often covered with large pendulous groups of golden yellow flowers. Seed and marcots (normally large branches) are its means of propagation. |
A native of South America, this deciduous tree has small delicate fernlike leaves. Reaching 40 feet in height, it grows luxuriously in a well drained soil and full sun. When in full bloom the whole tree is covered with clusters of lilac blue flowers on bare branches. It is best grown in avenues on both sides of the road. Individually, it is quite impressive in a small garden. It is grown easily from seeds. |
A woody climber introduced from the Philippines. It thrives well in cooler tropical regions as found in Penang Hill and Cameron Highlands, also found growing in the lowlands. The unusual jade colored flowers hang from the plant in long trusses up to 2 feet long. The flowers are 2 to 3 inches long, shaped like the bean flowers. The jade vine climber makes an ideal pergola plant and needs a strong support. The common method of propagation is by marcotting. |
A perennial plant from South and Central America Japanese Canna needs a wet ground to grow strongly with plenty of humus and full sun. Propagated by rootstocks the flowers have bright orange bracts. The leaves as well as the inflorescence are use for flower arrangement. |
A tall shrub from Malaysia, with large leaves and large flowerheads, flowering under light shade. The flowers are red, pink or yellow. Propagated by marcots and cutting, they can be used for hedges also. |
A creeping shrub from South America with small leaves requiring a well drained soil and full sun. The flowers are mauve and in a corymbs. Cutting and layering are two ways of propagating Lantana. Used as a border, over a low wall. It can be grown in a hanging basket, creating a beautiful effect in house patio. |
A native of Tropical America, the plant is 3-8 feet tall, evergreen and needs a rich loamy well drained soil. In sub-tropical places, a sandy soil is required. Grown from rhizomes, the flower consists of brilliant scarlet spate in the shape of a lobster's claw tipped with green and yellow. Because of its bright color and lasting character, it is a very useful specimen for flower arrangement. |
A small tropical erect shrub, 2 feet high, grown in full sun and sandy soil. The flowers are pink or white, used for bedding or grown in pots. They can be raised from seeds. |
Mexican Lilac grows easily without much maintenance. As s shade tree, it is deciduous at times. It grows up to 30 feet high but the straggling branches are weak. The flowers are pinkish lilac, in season, the clusters cover bare branches. Forming a very impressive small tree. The woody stem cutting root readily and propagation is mainly by this means, also by seeds |
This orchid is from Malaysia and Sunda Island. Normally grown on pieces of wood, bark or coconut husk, in partial shade. The flowers are in a beautiful spray, large white with almost round petals. Propagation is using side shoots taken from old plants. Moon orchid is a very popular orchid in Malaysia. |
OCIDIUM GOLDEN SHOWER A vigorous free flowering plant with close pseudo bulbs. The flowers are bright canary yellow with brown markings (stripes). It is propagated by division. It is a very popular pot plant found in every orchid lover garden and also grown in large quantities in nurseries for the cut flower market. |
A native of the Mediterranean region, it is ornamental shrub which thrives best ii sandy soil. If grown in clay or other heavy soil, the beds must be very well drained. Normally propagated by cuttings and marcots, occasionally by seeds the flowers are in shades of white, pink, deep pink and dark red. It is a common garden plant. |
A native of East Tropical Asia, the pagoda flower is a garden plant with large shining green, lobed leaves with a large compact pyramid of small, scarlet red flowers. Used in a mixed border, it is propagated by cuttings. Planted also for it massed effect, useful as a small garden shrub. |
The peacock flower is an evergreen bush growing up to a small tree 25 feet high. The plant is prickly with badinage mimosa-like leaves. Flowers are orange red with golden edged petals and long red stamens. A common garden shrub from West Indies and the Tropics, it is grown usually from seeds. |
A native of India, this shrub is bushy, medium size with simple leaves, flowering after being pruned. Used as a border, a bedded plant and hedge. Flowers are mauve, tubular form. Propagated by cutting |
A wild epiphyte found commonly growing on trees and bushed in the jungle and gardens. These flowers are found in Burma, Malaysia and South China, the Pigeon Orchid flowers after a sudden drop in temperature caused by rainstorms. The flowers are white with yellow on the lip, fragrant but unfortunately lasting for a day only. The plant multiplies itself rapidly by pseudo bulbs, and can easily be propagated by division. |
A native of Burma, the Pink Kopsia is tall, bushy with simple leaves. Growth is not rapid but does well when given good treatment. Marcots and cuttings are the normal ways of propagated. The Flowers are pink with crimson eye. An ornamental commonly grown in groups in gardens. |
A shout woody shrub and also can be a climber if not pruned. A native of South America, it requires a sunny position. The leaves have wavy margins and the flowers are large, of very pale pink color. It propagated by woody cutting. |
A shrub from South Mexico. The short variety is 3 ~ 4 feet high with drooping bracts and flowering continuously. The tall variety flowers seasonally with bracts in horizontal groups. It has conspicuous red bracts forming a small colorful shrub in the garden. |
A native of Brazil, it grows quickly into a bushy tree of 15 feet in height. Grown for its ornamental purpose, the flowers are violet changing to while when old. It requires a rich soil for good growth. Suited for planting singly. The leaves are large, lobed and prickly. Propagated by seeds. |
The Calliandra is a low spreading shrub or woody climber. It has a beautiful rounded shape with sprawling branches, its pinnate leaves in forked pairs. The flowers are pink, brush like flower heads, with long silky stamens, reddish in the upper part and white below. Originated in Tropical America and India, it is grown from seeds and also by cutting. The Calliandra grown in rows from a very attractive low screen. |
A beautiful ornamental tree introduced from Burma, about 30 feet in height, is rarely found in gardens. Growth is slow and propagation by means of marcot is often difficult. Flowering is seasonal and the flowers are of petals. Requiring a moist climate, it thrives in lowland area with a deep rich well drained soil. |
A fairly small tree from India and South China, reaching up to 20 feet high. The leaves are blunt and divided into lobes. The flowers are pink to deep rose pink with white streaks on the sides of the odd petal. An ornamental tree, it is propagated by woody cutting and seeds. Bauhinia looks beautiful when grown individually in a small garden. |
A native of South Brazil and Paraguay, it is a very vigorous shrub and can be trained as a climber. It needs full sun for vigorous growth and flowering. Propagation is by woody cuttings. The flowers are large, bell shaped, mauve pink and appear frequently in flushes. |
A twining herb, very common in Malaysia, establishing itself on railway embankments, roadside and other similar places. The leaf is cut into five pointed lobes. The flowers have a purplish tinge. Grown from seeds. They are particularly useful as a screen on a wire netting fence of tennis courts. |
A vigorous scrambling shrub or climber of South East Asia. Opening flowers are white turning crimson pink, fragrant and in bunches. Grown on archways or pergolas. |
A vigorous scrambling shrub or climber of South East Asia. Opening flowers are white turning crimson pink, fragrant and in bunches. Grown on archways or pergolas. |
This flower from Brazil, the bulbous plant has a fleshy erect stalk of three or more flowers. The leaves are strap shaped and dark green with an ivory white midrib. Grown from bulbs, the flowers are trumpet shaped, white veined pink. The flowers also can grow by cutting for as a pot plant. |
Originated from West Tropical Africa, it is a scan dent shrub, preferring a place not too fully exposed. The true flowers are yellow with brightly colored red bracts. They are useful as ornamental shrubs along road dividers. |
A dwarf medium size bushy shrub from Tropical Africa preferring light shade. Roots need shade from other plants if exposed to full sun. The flowers are bright red and in small heads. Propagated by cuttings. They are also grown in pots as ornamental plants providing splashes of red colors. |
This flower is a perennial with leafy stems. It is from South Sea Island, requiring a partially shaded position and good soil. The flowers are in a spike, about one foot in length, with brilliant crimson spates. These flowers can be propagated by division of plantlets. |
There are 30 40 distinct species, although over 200 are described. Most of these species are indigenous to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The habit of the rose is erect, climbing or trailing, often prickly, woody shrubs. The rose prefers cool conditions, but can be grown in the tropical lowlands. Flowers are solitary or in corymbs, they are of various colors and shades; and some are scented. Roses are mainly propagated by bud grafting and marcots. |
A succulent herb with simple leaves. A native of America, Rose Moss has bright dazzling purple flowers. When grown in beds, they form a complete mat of color. They are useful as plants for road dividers or even on embankments. |
A deciduous tree with dense bushy growth, forming a nice rounded crown, not more than 50 feet high in the open. A native of India to Australia, the young trees require good soil for rapid growth. Marcotting is the more common of propagation as it roots easily though we can propagate by seeds and cutting. Flowering is seasonal. The lowers are in flushed, mauve pink to purple lilac. Commonly used as shade tree even in small garden, they are nice also avenues. |
A native of China, it is laxly branched evergreen shrub or treelet with downy leaves and twigs. Usually grown as a hedge, the color of the large flowers changes with temperature from white to pink. The plants is propagated by woody cutting. |
An aquatic grown in ponds and still waters. Leafstalks of lotus stand high above the water. The plant requires at least a foot of rich soil and well rotted manure and foot of water in depth. Propagation can be made from rhizomes, or grown from seeds. The flower petals are rose pink with yellow stamens. |
Salvia is a temperate species but are introduced and thriving even in the tropical lowlands. It is a herbaceous plant lasting over a year or more. They grow well even as pot plants and form a nice border with their brilliant red flowers. Propagation is normally by seeds imported from overseas. |
A sprawling bush, if left unprimed, becomes a woody climber. It makes beautiful archways. From South American, the flowers are lilac in color, in delicacy in color, in delicate sprays. Propagated by cuttings. |
A free flowering plant able to stand full sun. The leaves are less than quarter teeter. The flower last for 3 weeks with the lower flowers dropping first before the inflorescence can in the ground, propagated can be made by cuttings or side shoots of the plant. |
A dwarf growing lily with white flowers which are short lived. Propagated by seeds and bulbils, this daffodil originates from ceylon. Normally used in small beds and also as borders of larger beds. |
This rather uncommon bulbous plant in this country has its origin from Africa. It is a beautiful plant producing a large head of inflorescence which is made up of hundreds of small red flowers to give it the look of large powder-puff of 4 to 8 inches in diameter. The flowers are not very lasting raging from 5 to 10 days. Mode of reproduction is vegetative by means of bulb division. |
A native of Malaysia, it is a low spreading branched tree, evergreen and up to 40 feet in height with downy twigs. The flowers are bright yellow with maroon eyes. Propagated by seeds. |
Introduced from Mexico, this Shrimp Plant is a medium size shrub with numerous erect shoots. The flowers are small, white, in the form of teardrops between dull red bracts. Used as borders and pot plants too. Propagation is by division of old plants and stem cuttings. |
A large evergreen shrub from West Malaysia, up to 20 feet high with large cabbage leaves. This is a very common wild plant growing by the roadsides, seldom grown as a garden plant. The flowers have yellow petals with pale cream stamens. Normally propagated by seeds. |
A shrub or tree let 12 15 feet high if left grown undisturbed. From Madagascar, India to Australia, it is evergreen and with rough hairy leaf-blades. The flowers are purple magenta with yellow stamens, flowering throughout the year. Grown from seeds. They are common as wayside shrubs and thrive well in wasteland. It is seldom grown as a garden plant. |
A leathery plant with thick dull black green, corrugated leaves tapering towards the base. The flower consists of thick fleshy spathe green outside white inside, with a long free cream spadix. Grown as a pot plant and for its flowers, it is propagated by division of clumps. |
A terrestrial leafy plant, base of stem swollen into pseudo bulb bearing a few long rather narrow pleated stalked leaves. Spathoglottis |
Spider lily is a very common bedded plant in gardens. It is a free flowering perennial herb from South America, bulbous, with sword shaped leaves. Grown from bulbs. Used as border or pot plant. |
This herbaceous plant from Weatern United States. The flowers are in a very large head, orange yellow in color. Each flowering head is made up of hundreds of ray and disc florets which are packed tightly together. The inflorescence or flower head is always mistaken for a flower. Grown from seeds, the sunflower is used as a bedding or a pot plant. |
A small branches, evergreen or partly deciduous ornamental tree, reaching 20 feet high. It is easy to grow. It requires a well drained soil and a sunny place. Propagated by marcots and cuttings. The flowers are fragrant, pink with a broad yellow centre. |
Distributed in the regions of Tenasserim, Lower Thailand and Sumatra, this is tall ornamental tree, evergreen, reaching 100 feet in height, with profuse leaf growth. Flowering is seasonal and masses of fragrant creamy white flowers are seen covering the whole tree. Very useful as a tall screening plant, it grows well in heavy clay soil and is propagated by seed and marcots. |
A small shrub with prickles on the leaves. Introduced from Central Africa, the flowers are blue and small. The fruits are more attractive than the flowers. Fruits are orange colored, smooth and conical in shape with rounded lobes at its base, fruit about 3 inches long. Grown as an ornamental fruit for flower arrangement. The plants are propagated by seeds. |
A large coarse climber with long hanging inflorescence of large white flowers. A native of India, it needs tall support. The leaves are large and dark green forming dense foliage, very effective as a screen and on pergolas for shade. It grows easily and vigorously. |
A large coarse climber with long hanging inflorescence of large white flowers. A native of India, it needs tall support. The leaves are large and dark green forming dense foliage, very effictive as a screen and on pergolas for shade. It grows easily and vigorously. |
An epiphyte of Malaysia jungle, the Tiger or Orchid is a large plant producing a succession of thick leafy shoots. When cultivated on ground, leafy shoots are more or less erect curving outwards. On a tree, the long leafy branches hang down and the inflorescence normally six feet tall grows upwards. The plant requires aeration for its roots. Propagated by division. The flowers are large, 10 cm wide and are of pale yellow with large dull orange brown spots (stripes). This is the biggest epiphyte orchid species known. They are not very commonly grown in the garden as the flower once or twice a year. |
This plant from Indonesia grows until 15 feet high. Good soil and light shade provided by nearby trees. Flower is a cone shaped head, crimson pink edged white. Grown for cut flowers as well as a spice for cooking curries. |
A free flowering climber of Malaysia and Australasia requiring support and full sun. Propagated by seeds and woody cuttings. Small yellow flowers are in pyramidal sprays. Used for pergolas and fences. They produce a constant yellow mass of color. |
An unattractive tuberose grass like plant but it produces a very long frangrant inflorescence up to 4 feet tall. The inflorescence consists of numerous white waxy flowers of 2 inches length. They are very useful as cut flowers, in great demand during festive seasons. The white flowers are commonly dyed to various shades of colors by florists. Tuberose is a native of Mexico. Propagated is by means of stem division. |
Vanda Diana is a very common climbing orchid growing on stakes from the ground. It is grown from stem cutting. The flowers are large and pure white in color with some yellow inside the base of lip. The plants flowers very freely when grown in full sun. Grown for cut flowers. |
A virgorous climbing plant with semi terete leaves, deep and widely channelled. They are grown in pots in full sun with a little shade around the base. Grown from cutting, it has rich peach colored flowers in a spike. Vanda Tan Chay Yan is one of the finest Vanda hybrids raised in the tropics. Now it has become very common. Formerly, they were only in the hands of some collectors. They are grown in large numbers in nurseries as cut flowers. |
A native of North East, the Sesban is a small evergreen tree, 15 ¬?? 30 feet high. The tree does not grow vigorously, it has rather weak branches and leaves are scanty. The flower is cream white or magenta pink. Propagated by seeds. |
A native of Philippines, it is a medium size bush requiring good soil. The bracts are white or pink with orange tubular flowers. Woody cuttings or marcots are its only means of propagation. They flower all the year round and can be pruned drastically and new flushed of growth produce lovely pink or ceramic white flowers. It is a very popular garden shrub and can be grown as pot plants also. |
A floating plant of South America, with leaf stalks developed into bladders. The water hyacinth grows well in mud near surface of water. They multiply very rapidly by offset division and can cover the whole water surface of ponds, thus they becomes serious weeds. The flowers are delicate and of mauve color. |
An aquatic introduced from Egypt. The leaves and flowers float on the water. The flowers can be white, pink, yellow or purple color. Propagated from rhizomes. |
A small bushy shrub with small leaves. The white flowers from delicate shapes with their long tubular and rounded structure. They appear in large masses. They are grown seeds and are also useful as pot plants. Also grown in large pots. |
This is a very common plant in Malaysia. An introduced sprawling shrub from Brazil with glossy green leaves. The attractive flowers are large and yellow and flowering is all the year round. The plant is easily propagated from stem cuttings. |
From Tropical America, it is a tall laxly shrub with compact erect branches of bell shaped yellow flowers. Normally it flushed every few weeks. Used as a border or bed of tall shrubs, along or mixed with other kinds. Kinds Propagated by woody cutting and seeds. |
A medium size deciduous tree, up to 50 feet in height from Indo China, Malaysia to Australia. Yellow flame grows quickly, thus is seen everywhere- in waste lands, roadside and any open space. The spreading branches form a nice crown. Young trees will flower in 2-3 years. It is used for screening and shade. Propagated by seeds. The flowers are slightly fragrant, bright yellow in close erect branches. After flowering, the brown pods are persistent on the tree for sometime and can look nice, having an ornamental effect. |
Introduced from West Indies and Mexico, the Yellow Oleander is a bushy shrub, sometimes becoming a tree let. Needs a sandy soil for good growth. The yellow flowers are fragrant and funnel shaped. Grown from seeds and woody cutting. |
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