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The Moss Ball

I was fascinated with Moss and started collecting them years ago but I didn't realise that their lifespan is quite short. Over the period of months - most of the species died off.This particular...

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Airplant Collection

Airplants are just so unpredictable.Most of my airplants started to rot from the inside outBefore I can save any or find out the cause of it - its too late.Some managed to survive the ordeal.I suspect...

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Bromeliad Collection

Bromeliads made a cosy home with the rest of the epiphytes.Somehow its easy to miss them as they tend to blend so well with the rest of the plants.

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Cissus Species

Indeed, its pretty looking leaves, it has a shades of green and white with red veins.It is a climbing vine plant and does well in semi-shaded areas.Too hot and the leaves won't be vibrant and...

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Flame Violets - Episcia Cupreata

This is my love-hate relationship. I love - she hates.And I mean she hates me everything.. No matter what I do - something is just wrong with her..She doesn't bloom, suddenly shuns away and shrivel at...

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Some updates

I haven't been posting or writing for quite awhile.Somehow, I just lost my mojo in garden and blogging.I had also disengaged by Facebook and so - sorry if you try to find me there.Give me some time to...

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Gardening Started

Its been ages..Or it feels like it.Finally I mustered the courage to clean and clear my garden.I realize the key is small bits at a time.When I dismantle a portion..I just realized how big a small...

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Ferns with Begonias

One ot the things about ferns is that they can become really a pest, which is in a good way - it means its very much agile and able to take any abuse and considered quite a hardy plant..But it depends...

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Staghorn Fern

This really proved a challenging fern to maintain when it suddenly started dying on me.The leaves had turned brown and almost died on me.Somehow, just as it had almost going to die.. it had...

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Dischidia and her Allies

Are you a fan of Dischidia?Its quite difficult to miss one if you are a fan of cascading plants..The locals calls its "duit-duit" resembling coins (also equivalent to another look-a-like fern species)...

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Tassel Ferns - Huperzia & Lycopodium species

Huperzia phlegmariaThe closest common name I can get is Tassel FernBut you know - its not even a fern.This one - its the most difficult plant to keep -  had tried few times and it had died on me.This...

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Bromeliad Updated

It been the hardest decisionIn removing all of them and just keeping the coloured leaf variety.The green version is reduced to 2 pots - they all had been given away, the damaged ones - thrown.I'm glad...

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Garden Update - Hanging Version

Finally I had decided on what I want to keep and what I want to throw(mostly I begged my new garden friends to adopt my plants)I had given away all of my Bird Nest Ferns, most of the orchids (which...

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The Coloured Foliages

It took awhile to decide what to keep and throwand finally the decision made and this is the result.I had kept all the different of types of dumbcane in a pot and they are doing very well here.The...

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Elephant Ears and Allies

Its difficult for me to decide whether to keep or throw them especially when it comes to green, they indeed dominate everything. Somehow, I thought of giving them a second chance where the red stem...

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Coloured Foliages

This is my random post where I wanted to show how beautiful a coloured leaves would brighten the day. I had decided to reset them and just keep the colours especially these types and begonias.This...

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Doritis Orchid

It's amazing what doritis orchid can do.It's the most easiest type to bloom and I had to wait for months to see them bloom.Partly its my fault..Well actually - its all of it.You see - for this one to...

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Oncidium Orchid

This one is overly spend..its because I had not taken the pictures in their prime.One time ago, they used to bloom so often that I past see them..Now they had become rare and now a come-backIt's indeed...

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Anosmum Orchid

I find this one is a sneaky one.It gives out fair amount of spikes but rarely blooms.This bloomed happened so fast and disappeared in few days..And it happened when I started giving them the liquid...

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The Queen of the Night

After seemed like ages, they decided to bloom.And often - I had missed the blooms as it blooms almost midnight..When I fast asleep and it always..always rains when they decide to bloom.SadlyI will find...

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