Learnt a few things about photography. Manual focus produced better result. Aperture priority to control depth of field (DOF). Some of the things small, when magnified are beautiful!
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Close-upssss
Learning to take close up photos of various plants and weeds around the house.
Learnt a few things about photography. Manual focus produced better result. Aperture priority to control depth of field (DOF). Some of the things small, when magnified are beautiful!
Learnt a few things about photography. Manual focus produced better result. Aperture priority to control depth of field (DOF). Some of the things small, when magnified are beautiful!
Dutch Sonatini 'Flamingo'
Rather fortunate that Royal Colors offered for sale several varieties of dutch Sonatini. I purchase a mix-variety 5 bulbs pack. They are small bulbs.
As of today, 3 bulbs have bloomed, 'Lollipop' the first, followed by 'Alasca'.
'Flamingo' bloomed but not in full, which, I believe is due to a stressed bulb. The bloomis small, around 2 inches wide and has a thin-picotee. It falls into a cute category :-)
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As of today, 3 bulbs have bloomed, 'Lollipop' the first, followed by 'Alasca'.
'Flamingo' bloomed but not in full, which, I believe is due to a stressed bulb. The bloomis small, around 2 inches wide and has a thin-picotee. It falls into a cute category :-)
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Sunday, 1 May 2011
Again, it is my birthday today :-)
A year older ... it is my birthday again today :-)
A few pictures from my yard
Sweet Lilian, on its 2nd day blooming, looks prettier
I notice, the dots are more pronounced on the petals and at the back of the petals
H Roseum, it is a special bloom because the bulbs I dag from my parents' house about3 years back. It is first time blooming
And a few more pictures
A surprise orchid bloom that my wife found hidden yesterday, smells nice :-)
Daily bloomers from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
That's all for today, happy birthday to me :-)
A few pictures from my yard
Sweet Lilian, on its 2nd day blooming, looks prettier
I notice, the dots are more pronounced on the petals and at the back of the petals
H Roseum, it is a special bloom because the bulbs I dag from my parents' house about3 years back. It is first time blooming
And a few more pictures
A surprise orchid bloom that my wife found hidden yesterday, smells nice :-)
Daily bloomers from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
That's all for today, happy birthday to me :-)
Friday, 29 April 2011
Alasca, a sonatini white double
Here is dutch sonatini double, Alasca
The tip of the petals has a trace of red lining ...
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The tip of the petals has a trace of red lining ...
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After a long day's work, nothing beat the feeling of seeing a surprise bloom.
Sweet Lilian, a gift from a dear friend, surprised me with a bloom. I got this bulb late 2009, and the last boom was in Dec 2009, and 16 months later, in Apr 2011, I can see it blooming again.
Still as beautiful as before, and, after growing in this hot and humid tropics,the red stripes and veining are less pronounced.
Here is the picture of the bloom in 2009.
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Sweet Lilian, a gift from a dear friend, surprised me with a bloom. I got this bulb late 2009, and the last boom was in Dec 2009, and 16 months later, in Apr 2011, I can see it blooming again.
Still as beautiful as before, and, after growing in this hot and humid tropics,the red stripes and veining are less pronounced.
Here is the picture of the bloom in 2009.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Varied varieties
Finding it rather tough finding time to write any updates to this blog.
Enjoy a few photoshots ...
Probably the bunchiest of them all ... 'Double Dream', a view from the top
Not to be outdone, 'Tosca', with 8 blooms from one scape
The remaining, still attractive in its own way, starting with 'Exotic Star', with 2 blooms per scape, make it even more exotic and desirable
'Temptation', the name itself make you to want one
'Flamenco Queen' a deserving name
The green trumpet that has no name yet.
'Melfi' so elegant and classic
And lastly, and still in bloom today, 'Lollypop'
... the end
Enjoy a few photoshots ...
Probably the bunchiest of them all ... 'Double Dream', a view from the top
Not to be outdone, 'Tosca', with 8 blooms from one scape
The remaining, still attractive in its own way, starting with 'Exotic Star', with 2 blooms per scape, make it even more exotic and desirable
'Temptation', the name itself make you to want one
'Flamenco Queen' a deserving name
The green trumpet that has no name yet.
'Melfi' so elegant and classic
And lastly, and still in bloom today, 'Lollypop'
... the end
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Gong Xi Fa Chai!
To all my friends celebrating the Lunar New Year today, wishing you Gong Xi Fa Chai!
Friday, 21 January 2011
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Latest arrival!
My own hybrid :-)
Just to announce the arrival of my new baby girl. We have not decided on her name yet.
She was born at 10:20pm, on July the 11th. Both the mother and the baby are in good health
Welcome to the world my little princess. You will have a great time ahead!
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To Mr Laurier Nappert, may he rest in peace
Just received an e-mail that an Amaryllis friend residing in Canada passed away on 2nd May 2010.
To Mr Laurier Nappert, may you rest in peace. You had created beautiful amaryllises and had made the impossible possible.
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To Mr Laurier Nappert, may you rest in peace. You had created beautiful amaryllises and had made the impossible possible.
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Saturday, 1 May 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Other Amaryllis blooms
The regulars, Roseum by the chain-link fence. The bloom started about a month later, in March, compared to last year which was in Feb.
The red vittatum hybrid (his is the name that appears in the local on-line catalogue :-)
I like the dark-red stripes, striking up close
And, surprisingly, the recently acquired Habranthus Gracilifolius bulbs are blooming again.
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The red vittatum hybrid (his is the name that appears in the local on-line catalogue :-)
I like the dark-red stripes, striking up close
And, surprisingly, the recently acquired Habranthus Gracilifolius bulbs are blooming again.
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Hymenocallis Tubiflora
Another surprise find, which is a different species of white spider lily usually found by the roadside in Malaysia.
The shape of the bloom is very much similar to the white spider lily. One if the differences is the leaves for this species are shorter but wider. Furthermore, I could not detect the fragrance that normally found from the regular white spider lily, Hymenocallis Littoralis
The photo of the flower
And the different leaves
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The shape of the bloom is very much similar to the white spider lily. One if the differences is the leaves for this species are shorter but wider. Furthermore, I could not detect the fragrance that normally found from the regular white spider lily, Hymenocallis Littoralis
The photo of the flower
And the different leaves
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More on Double Flowering Hippestrum Puniceum
Just some more info and photo on this rare species.
The petals are arranged 4 in a row, compared to 3 for other normal hybrids. Therefore, it appears that there are so many petals in the flower and the flower does not look like the other double flowering hybrids when it comes to petal arrangements.
Furthermore, there are close to 30 petals altogether in one flower
The back view, which shows the 4-in-a-row petal arrangements
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The petals are arranged 4 in a row, compared to 3 for other normal hybrids. Therefore, it appears that there are so many petals in the flower and the flower does not look like the other double flowering hybrids when it comes to petal arrangements.
Furthermore, there are close to 30 petals altogether in one flower
The back view, which shows the 4-in-a-row petal arrangements
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Saturday, 3 April 2010
Double flowering Hippeastrum Puniceum species
Probably the least expected event in the past few weeks, I managed to find an extremely rare and never seen before by most of the hippeastrum lovers all over the world. This rare double flowering hippeastrum species is probably the only double flowering hippeastrum species in existence now.
I was told about it by my two cari.com forummers, alifinara and sofiera. Both are regular nursery goers and they saw this double flowering hippeastrum. Upon seeing the picture, my first thought was, it was the hybrid, 'Lady Jane', but the petals are too thin and too frilly to be 'Lady Jane'. Then , upon seeing it in person, the size is of the bloom is small, about 4 inches across, with a small bulb as well. The petals are thin and gets frilly as they age. The throat is cream in colour, which is similar to the single flowering species, Hippeastrum Puniceum.
Further opinion from the experts, more or less confirm that this is the rare double flowering Hippeastrum Puniceum species. So far, from my search over the Internet, only two collectors have this, one in Hong Kong and another in Florida, USA.
Over the Internet, I could not locate any pictures of this being posted, just an old drawings, at the following links :
One name it as Hippeastrum Fulgidum Plenum
Another as Hippeastrum Fulgidum Flore Plenum
For the time being, I will call this H. Puniceum double.
How come the orchid nursery has this bulbs? ... I wonder, even though she adamantly claims that the bulbs are from the USA, which I believe is more of a sales pitch ...
Here are the photos
The bud
The flower bud, slighly wide in the middle
The flower bud before opening
The face
The throat, notice the cream throat and the anther with pollens
Another view of the throat
Side view
More pictures
Pictured with Roseum, same size bloom
But shorter scape and smaller leaves
With Neon
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I was told about it by my two cari.com forummers, alifinara and sofiera. Both are regular nursery goers and they saw this double flowering hippeastrum. Upon seeing the picture, my first thought was, it was the hybrid, 'Lady Jane', but the petals are too thin and too frilly to be 'Lady Jane'. Then , upon seeing it in person, the size is of the bloom is small, about 4 inches across, with a small bulb as well. The petals are thin and gets frilly as they age. The throat is cream in colour, which is similar to the single flowering species, Hippeastrum Puniceum.
Further opinion from the experts, more or less confirm that this is the rare double flowering Hippeastrum Puniceum species. So far, from my search over the Internet, only two collectors have this, one in Hong Kong and another in Florida, USA.
Over the Internet, I could not locate any pictures of this being posted, just an old drawings, at the following links :
One name it as Hippeastrum Fulgidum Plenum
Another as Hippeastrum Fulgidum Flore Plenum
For the time being, I will call this H. Puniceum double.
How come the orchid nursery has this bulbs? ... I wonder, even though she adamantly claims that the bulbs are from the USA, which I believe is more of a sales pitch ...
Here are the photos
The bud
The flower bud, slighly wide in the middle
The flower bud before opening
The face
The throat, notice the cream throat and the anther with pollens
Another view of the throat
Side view
More pictures
Pictured with Roseum, same size bloom
But shorter scape and smaller leaves
With Neon
.
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