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!
Amaryllis Garden
About Amaryllis and about gardening in Malaysia
Saturday 21 May 2011
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
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
Friday 21 January 2011
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Latest arrival!
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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