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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Guided Tour of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama on 6th December 2015


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Here are some pictures of what's blooming at the rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama. The first photo is a scenic view of the residential area of Petaling Jaya taken from the giant water lily pond. In the foreground is the Australian willow tree.

The photos were taken during the guided tour of the garden on 6 Dec 2015. Enjoy!

2. Crytosperma lasiodes - Spiny Swamp Arum

Can you guess the names of the plants and flowers posted here?

Visit this post again in a few days time while I update the pictures with their correct names. I hope you enjoy the views!

“Guided Tour of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1 Utama on 6th December 2015”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 8th Dec 2015

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Typhonodorum lindleyanum is also known as the Water Banana or Madagascar Tree Arum

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Scientific name: Lophanthera lactescens
Common name: Golden Chain Tree

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Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) berries

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Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno'
Common names: Pinwheel Jasmine, Fragrant Asian Rosebay
This cultivar produces fragrant double flowers.

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Cosmos sulphureus, the Yellow Cosmos or Sulphur Cosmos native to Mexico

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Combretum constrictum aka the Powderpuff Combretum, native to Africa

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Scientific name: Phaleria capitata
Common names: Ongael, Phaleria Jack
Origin: Southeast Asia

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Robusta coffee (Coffea robusta) flowers

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Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) coffee flowers.

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Mulberries

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Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) flowers

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Colocasia hybrid

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Scientific name: Baccaurea angulata
Common name: Tampoi belimbing, belimbing hutan, wild starfruit, jungle starfruit


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Scientific name: Strophanthus gratus
Common names: Climbing Oleander, Cream Fruit, Indian Rubber Vine, Strofantus Ungu

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Scientific name: Clerodendrum x speciosum
Common names: Glory Bowers, Pagoda Flower, Red Bleeding Heart, Java Glory Vine, Heart Vine

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Scientific name: Musa beccarii, the ornamental banana

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Scientific name: Tapeinochilos ananassae
Common names: Pineapple Ginger, Indonesian Wax Ginger
Native to Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia

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Rooftop view of the residential area of Petaling Jaya.


Wishing everyone Merry Christmas!
and a Happy New Year 2016!

15 comments:

  1. Hi Elaine aka Autumn Belle,
    I join the group about two years back. There still is a nice collection of flowers. I must re-visit the Secret Garden to reconnect with the unique experience of the place.

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    1. Elsie, yes indeed I was so happy to have met you during our My Nice Garden Chat facebook group get together. The free guided tours have not started yet back then. It just started in June 2015.

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  2. Wow, hard to believe that's all part of a rooftop garden. Very pretty and private.

    FlowerLady

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    1. Lorraine, if you are visiting Malaysia, please come to Kuala Lumpur and visit the Secret Garden. I'll be happy to guide you!

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  3. I never seen this leave or flower! I will come back later next week to see the name! ;)
    The garden is so beautiful!

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    1. Malar, I have updated my post with the names. Enjoy!

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  4. Double wow ..I have never seen anything so beautiful. If a rooftop can be this exciting, I guess my balcony can too. Truly inspiring, Autumn Belle! I am learning so much. x

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    1. Sharon, I have seen what you have done to your balcony. Lovely transformation indeed. Keep it up!

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  5. I'm so jealous. This is the time of year when those of us in cold climates really appreciate seeing your amazing, colorful tropical plants. Thank you!

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    1. This garden has about 600 species of plants, many of which are flowering and certainly a feast for the eyes.

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  6. Oh I love these bold big plants...what a beautiful sight especially those Water Bananas.

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    1. Donna, the water bananas are indeed one of the most photographed section of the garden.

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  7. I tried sending you an email, but it came back to me, so here I am.

    I want to thank you for visiting my blog and your kind comments and to wish you a Merry Christmas and a great 2016.

    Love & hugs ~ FlowerLady

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    1. Flower Lady, I'm really blessed to receive your comment just as I am checking my blog. Guess we are both awake and typing on our computers now haha! It's early morning here in Malaysia and I bet it must be night-time for you. Merry Christmas and Happy 2016!

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    2. Oh yeah, my email address is mynicegardenblog@gmail.com

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