Bat Lily

This is a very strange flower that I never see before. I managed to take a photo of it at Singapore Botanic Garden. I google and found out that it is known as Bat Lily and the family name is Taccaceae. Its origins are from Northeastern India, Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. They are sometimes called "Cats Whiskers" because of the many look alike whiskers it had.

It is very beautiful and the beautiful bloom will last only a few days.

Bonsai Plants

There are many beautiful bonsai plants in Singapore Botanic Gardens. But I just took only a few photos cause I am running our of battery...lol.

Sun Garden - Cactus

This is Sun Garden in Botanic Gardens. There are many cactus there but alas I am so tired after a long walk and photo taking in the gardens to note all the different names of the cactus.

Cactus - Echeveria sp. Crassulaceae

Cactus - Alluaudia Procera

National Flower of Singapore Vanda Miss Joaquim

I did not get a good photo of Vanda Miss Joaquim because at this point it was raining dogs and cats, we had to make a run for the shelter and when the rain finally stop, we were too tired to walk back to take a better photo...... Sigh.

Aranthera Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Dendrobium Masako Kotaishi Hidenka

Renanthera Akihito

Dendrobium Roh Moo-Hyun 'Yang-suk'

Dendrobium Joaquim Alberto Chissano 'Marcelina'

Dendrobium Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed

Dendrobium Faisal El Fayez

Dendrobium Gyula Horn

This hybrid was named after His Excellency Mr. Gyula Horn, the former prime minister of Hungary on the occasion of his visit to the National Orchid Garden on 18th April 1997.

The dendrobium Gyula Horn is a cross breed between Dendrobium Jaq Beauty and Dendrobium Genting Blue.

Singaporeans

Yayyyy , every singaporeans had an orchid named after them. And I did not even know it till now....hahaha

VIPS Orchids from UK

These are some of the orchids named after VIPs from UK.

Paravanda Nelson Mandela

This orchid hybrid is named after Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, on the occasion of his visit to the National Orchid Garden on 5th March 1997.

Singapore Botanic Garden-VIP Orchid Garden

The VIP Orchid Garden displays over 100 orchid hybrids named after famous personalities.

This is a poster of the orchid named after Laura Bush, first lady of USA. The VIP garden is very big and I could not find this orchid. And the heavy downpour on that day did not help either. I had to abandon my search.

This orchid was named after Princess Diana and it is a pity she did not get to see it. She is supposed to come to Singapore to witness the naming of the orchid but she died few months before she is due to come here.

Lecythis Ollaria (Monkey Pot)

This tree is known as Lecythis Ollaria (Monkey Pot), I could not see any of their fruits but saw many petals dropping on the ground. It looked so lovely from a distance like a white carpet.

Alex asked a good question "Why is it called Monkey Pot?".

The fruit of the tree is shaped like a pot and small enough for a monkey to use. I guess monkey are very intelligent animals, so they use the pot to "cook"...hahaha (just joking).

I did not manage to snap photo of their fruits as the flowers are just starting to drop their petals and the fruits are not fully formed yet.

Peacock Flower

Caesalpinia lutea or Yellow Peacock flower

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Peacock flower lives up to its name with incredibly showy blossoms of orange and red. )


Reference to name of flower: http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi

Calliandra emarginata (Powderpuff)

I saw this hairy looking flower( Calliandra emarginata) near the Swan Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens. The fruits looked like berries and the flowers looked like powderpuff as what they are called.