A glimpse of Flowerbed

Glimpses of newly installed flowerbed filled with new flower plants. Pictures taken during sunrise, I didn't include those during sunset due to high contrast from over-exposure sunlight.

They survived from a heavy downpour over an hour yesterday afternoon. Some Yellow Marigolds with bent necks, because of its full bloomed flower heavy with water.

Zinnia Yellow Flame, bud starts to bloom (left) and full bloom (right). Petals grows from the sides followed by petals closer to the center, in sequence, until all petals filled the whole flower head then its colours will fade and start to wilt.

I'm waiting for the chance to collect seeds from the wilting Zinnia and grow them. Another learning curve for me. Wish me luck!


Here's how Zinnia Pink's petals growing from the sides (left) then towards the middle (right). Tiny yellow flowers in the middle will soon fade and fall off and followed by its pink petals (right). Notice how the petals curl at the beginning as it takes into shape, this differs from Zinnia Yellow Flame.

Also Zinnia Pink could grow a foot taller than Zinnia Yellow Flame, almost covering our Marigolds.

Here, a full bloomed Zinnia Pink with Zinnia Yellow Flame.

Gomphrena globosa and marigold, striking orange against purple.

Red rose (Choon's) bloomed beautifully in a sea of crimson tipped leaves. It's a healthy & refreshing sight.

Elsewhere in our garden, eye-catching of millions of blooms. Ixora looked like snow-capped mountains to me.

Below, our Common Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) spotting growth of new buds on a stem on each - so that means all 3 pots of Alisma will flower soon!