White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

White English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’) 白花英國薰衣草

Cold hardy evergreen perennial.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.   White flowers in late spring to fall.  Whole plant is very fragrant.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Good for cut flower, culinary use or for perfume.  USDA Zones:5-9.  Mature size:1′-1.5′(H) X 10″-1.5′(W).  Propagate by seeds or cuttings.  Suitable for containers. Drought tolerant once established.

耐寒強健常綠的多年生草花.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.  春末到秋天開白色的花,全株非常芳香好聞.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  適合切花,料理用或用於香水製造.  耐寒也算耐熱.  成熟株高1-1.5呎,寬幅10吋到1.5呎.  繁殖以種子或扦插的方式來進行.

Reference links:  參考網站資料連結:

http://www.perennials.com/plants/lavandula-angustifolia-ellagance-snow.html               https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/224813/#b

 

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮

Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) 子母蓮 2nd year seedling is now mature. 子母蓮實生苗第2年已經成熟.

Tropical hardy day blooming water lilies.  Aquatic perennial. Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location.  USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size: 6″-1′(H) X 1.5′-2′(W).  This one is blue violet flowers bloom repeatedly.  Flowers are very fragrant and edible. Propagate by seeds, bulbs or offsets.

Here the picture shown is in 1 gallon pot in a small container just able to fit in the pot.  The container is indoors by my kitchen window, south facing.

熱帶強健白天開花的睡蓮.  水生多年生植物.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處.  喜熱不耐寒.  成熟株高6吋到1呎高,寬幅1.5-2呎.  這品花色是藍紫色只要溫度夠溫暖會一直續開.  花朵非常芳香,可食用.  繁殖方式以種子,球根或側芽的方式來進行.

照片這株是養在1加侖方形盆,沒入比1加侖方形盆稍大些的容器.  容器所在為室內廚房的面南窗台.

Reference links:參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_pubescens                               https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_pubescens                       https://www.aquariumplants.com/Nymphaea-Rubra-p/misc47.htm

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) has more flower buds to come! 子母蓮’黑美人’有更多花苞形成了!

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) have beautiful purple fragrant flowers! 子母蓮’黑美人’的淡紫花又美又香!

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) have beautiful purple fragrant flowers! 子母蓮’黑美人’的淡紫花又美又香!

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) flower bud is forming! 子母蓮’黑美人’的花苞形成了!

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) 子母蓮’黑美人’

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) plant can be propagated from an old leaf, a new plant forming from the leaf node. Not long after breaking the stem, the new plant is starting to form. 子母蓮’黑美人’可以將老葉用於無性繁殖,一株小子母蓮就從葉芽生成了. 這片老葉切斷葉柄後很快就開始形成小株.

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily (Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’) plant can be propagated from an old leaf, a new plant forming from the leaf node. 子母蓮’黑美人’可以將老葉用於無性繁殖,一株小子母蓮就從葉芽生成了.

Tropical Day Blooming Viviparous Water Lily.  Perennial.  Beautiful!  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location.  Pale mauve flowers are very fragrant from late spring when it is warm enough bloom to late fall.  When in warm environment the plants do not stay in dormancy long or at all.  Long blooming time.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Good for cut flower.  Edible.  USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size:9″-1.5′(H) depends on the pond or size of the container.    Propagate by seeds, leaf nods, offsets, bulbs or division.   Good for small containers indoors!

熱帶日開型子母蓮.  多年生. 很美!  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處.  春末到秋末(看溫度)開淡紫色到淡紫色的芬芳花朵.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  適合切花.  可食用.  喜熱不耐寒.  成熟株高9吋到1.5呎(要看容器或池塘的大小來決定).  繁殖以種子,葉芽,側芽,球根或分株的方式來進行.  適合室內明亮處盆植!

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://ayeah3713883.pixnet.net/blog/post/240256229-%E5%AD%90%E6%AF%8D%E8%93%AE-%E9%BB%91%E7%BE%8E%E4%BA%BA-nymphaea-%26%2339%3Bblack-beauty%26%2339%3B                           http://blog.xuite.net/mina971106/twblog/119454177-%c3%a9%c2%bb%c2%91%c3%a7%c2%be%c2%8e%c3%a4%c2%ba%c2%ba%c3%a5%c2%ad%c2%90%c3%a6%c2%af%c2%8d%c3%a8%c2%93%c2%ae

 

 

 

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) 黃花蒿

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) 黃花蒿

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) is flowering. 黃花蒿開花了.

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) 黃花蒿 It has fragrant small pale yellow-green flowers. 它的芳香小小的淡黃綠色的花.

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) has sweet herbal fragrance when rubbing or bruising the leaf. 黃花蒿揉捏葉片會有甜甜的香味.

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) young plant. 黃花蒿的小苗.

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) seeds. 黃花蒿的種子.

 

Annual herb.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location.  Small yellow flowers in summer to fall.  Fragrant flowers attract bees and butterflies. Mature size:4′-6′(H) X 1.5′-3′(W).  Propagate by seeds.  Self seed easily.  Harvest plant before flowering.  Medicinal.

一年生草花/藥草. 容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處.  夏到秋開小黃花.  芳香的小花頗吸引蜂蝶.  成熟株高4-6呎,寬幅1.5-3呎.  繁殖以種子的方式來進行.  容易自行落籽繁殖.   採收通常是在開花前到未結籽的期間.  藥用.

Reference links:參考網站資料連結:

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/黄花蒿
http://yibian.hopto.org/esay/?eno=452
http://blog.udn.com/lucy66/18829451                         https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1140/

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 北美紅喉蜂鳥

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 北美紅喉蜂鳥

 

Hummingbird loves bee balm flowers! 蜂鳥極愛美國馬薄荷的花!

 

 

Hummingbird on the cloth line. 曬衣繩上的蜂鳥.

Hummingbird feeds on backyard flowers. 後院花間穿梭的蜂鳥.

Heartleaf Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia ‘Red Beauty’) 心葉岩白菜

Heartleaf Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia ‘Red Beauty’) 心葉岩白菜

Heartleaf Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia ‘Red Beauty’) 心葉岩白菜

Cold hardy perennial.  Evergreen.  Large glossy leathery foliage from green turn vibran red in late fall to early spring. Easy to grow.  Best growing in partial shade to full shade location.  Vibrant purple flowers in spring.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Good for cut flower. USDA Zones:4-9.  Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 1′-1.5′(W).  Propagate by seeds, cuttings/offsets or division.  Excellent in woodland garden.

耐寒強健的多年生草花.  常綠.  革質油亮的綠色大葉片會於秋冬時轉冷時轉成亮麗的紫紅色.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在半日照到全蔭處.  春開亮眼的紫色花.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  適合切花.  耐寒還算耐熱.  成熟株高6吋到1呎,寬幅1-1.5呎.  繁殖以種子,扦插/側芽或分株的方式來進行.  很適合林地型花園.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://thegardengeeks.net/plant-guide/7405-bergenia-cordifolia-red-beauty         https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/156367/

Abiu or Yellow Star Apple (Pouteria caimito)黃晶果or雅美果

Abiu (Pouteria caimito)黃晶果or雅美果

Abiu or Yellow Star Apple (Pouteria caimito) fruit and the seed. 黃晶果or雅美果的果與種子.

Abiu or Yellow Star Apple (Pouteria caimito) seed germination in about 2 months. 黃晶果or雅美果的種子約2個月就孵出.

Tropical fruit tree.   Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location in moist but well drained soil.  Small white flowers in late spring to early summer.  Fruit from green turn yellow when ripe. Inner flesh is sweet and jelly like, one large black oval seed inside.  USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size:40’+(H/W).  Propagate by seeds, air-layering or grafting.  Fast growing.

熱帶果樹.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處排水佳的濕潤土壤.  春末夏初開小白花.  果實成熟時會由綠轉黃.  厚厚的黃色果皮內包覆著半透明果凍般甜甜的果肉.  喜熱不耐寒.  成熟株高/寬幅40呎以上.  繁殖以種子,高壓或嫁接的方式來進行.   生長快速.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouteria_caimito                                                          https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/黃晶果                                https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/176701/                                      http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/content/abiu.htm                                                http://www.iplantz.com/plant/1286/pouteria-caimito/

Fanleaf Violet (Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’)扇葉堇菜

Fanleaf Violet (Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’)扇葉堇菜

Fanleaf Violet (Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’)扇葉堇菜

Fanleaf Violet (Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’)扇葉堇菜

Fanleaf Violet (Viola ‘Dancing Geisha’) flower buds are forming! 扇葉堇菜的花苞形成了!

Cold hardy perennial.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in partial shade location in moist soil. Mid spring to early summer with very fragrant single flowered mauve/lavender flowers!  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.   This one does not self-seed easily. USDA Zones:5-9.  Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 6″-9″(W).  Propagate by seeds, cutting or root clump division.  Excellent for woodland garden, alpine garden and in containers.  Suitable for growing indoors.

耐寒強健的多年生草花.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在半日照處的濕潤土壤.  仲春到初夏間開芬芳的藍紫色小花!  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  這種野性不強,不易自行結種繁殖.  喜寒也耐熱.  成熟株高6吋到1呎,寬幅6-9吋.  繁殖以種子,扦插或分株的方式來進行.  很適合林地型花園,高山型花園或盆植.  適合室內種植.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://www.perennials.com/plants/viola-dancing-geisha.html           https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55713/                     https://www.gardenmyths.com/favorite-plant-viola-dancing-geisha/

False African Violet (Streptocarpus saxorum ‘Concord Blue’) 小海豚

False African Violet (Streptocarpus saxorum ‘Concord Blue’) 小海豚

False African Violet (Streptocarpus saxorum ‘Concord Blue’) plants are often sold as annuals in late spring. 小海豚植株春天時通常當作一年生在販賣的.

False African Violet (Streptocarpus saxorum ‘Concord Blue’) seeds are tiny. 小海豚的種子很細小.

False African Violet (Streptocarpus saxorum ‘Concord Blue’) seeds germinate in about 1 week. 小海豚的種子約1週孵出.

Tropical tender perennial/succulent Streptocarpus saxorum is very cute! Evergreen.  Easy to grow and propagate!  Best growing in partial shade to full shade location.  Blue/violet flowers bloom all year around.  Very long blooming time!  Flowers attract bees and butterflies. USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 1′-15″(W).  Propagate by seeds, cuttings or division.  Suitable for container indoors.

熱帶多年生草花/苦苣苔科多肉植物. 頗可愛討喜!  常綠.  容易栽種及繁殖.  最好ˋ栽種在半日照到全蔭處.  全年可開藍紫色小花.  花期非常長!  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  喜熱不耐寒.  成熟株高6吋到1呎,寬幅1呎到15吋.  繁殖以種子,扦插或分株的方式來進行.  適合室內盆植.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=6000    https://frustratedgardener.com/2015/09/01/daily-flower-candy-streptocarpus-saxorum/      https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2114/#b

 

 

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) 短葉絲蘭or約書亞樹

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) 短葉絲蘭or約書亞樹

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) seeds. 短葉絲蘭or約書亞樹的種子.

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) seed germination in about 12 days. 短葉絲蘭or約書亞樹的種子約12天孵出.

Cold hardy tree/cactus. Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.  Fragrant creamy/tan flowers in late winter to early spring.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies. USDA Zones:6-10.  Mature size:6′-20′(H) X 20′-30′(W).   Propagate by seeds, offsets or division.

耐寒強健的樹種/仙人掌類的植物.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.  冬末春初時開芳香的米白色花.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  耐寒更耐熱.  成熟株高6-20呎,寬幅20-30呎.  繁殖以種子,側芽或分株的方式來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_brevifolia                                  https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/短葉絲蘭                           https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/123/#b                         https://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/cacti-and-succulents/yucca-brevifolia-joshua-tree