tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post1343417097457072762..comments2011-12-14T15:52:42.535+08:00Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-29679771195612330322011-12-03T10:36:55.654+08:002011-12-03T10:36:55.654+08:00I was taught that crushed senduduk leaves can be used to stem the bleeding of leech bites. But never have a chance to try it as I always cannot find senduduk when I got bitten by leeches and vice versa :-p (senduduk - exposed places, leeches, damp dark areas)Sean Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400996355742861145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-48485568934744863062011-12-03T06:33:21.245+08:002011-12-03T06:33:21.245+08:00Beautiful presentation, Autumn Belle. I&#39;m not familiar with Bride&#39;s Tears. Coral Vine is common to these parts. I don&#39;t grow it but I think it is a lovely flower. Here it dies back to the roots at frost but comes back in spring. <br /><br />I rarely plant anything ending in &#39;vine&#39; because vines tend to take over the garden here.NellJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-29420259495059882742011-12-03T02:28:50.633+08:002011-12-03T02:28:50.633+08:00Every time I visit your blog, I’m wowed at the incredible photography here. It’s amazing.<br /><br />Did you know, by the way, that the Antigonon leptopus is more , commonly known as the Mexican Creeper and that it’s part of the buckwheat family? And yes, it is absolutely beautiful.Hanna at Orchid Carehttp://orchidcare.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-69962351900100032362011-12-02T05:21:46.098+08:002011-12-02T05:21:46.098+08:00Autumn Belle, Andrea - we are the lucky one who got to explore our world in a simpler time when nature was our playground. Today&#39;s kids because of crime and grow up fast lifestyle seldom enjoy. Good one Autumn Belle- juicy blackberry or Blackberry with juicy updates!! LOL<br /><br />I am glad to find you Autumn Belle- all because of BK!! Andrea - will be checking out your blog. Already I see we have similar ideas- I too took photo of my shadow in my gardening gear :)<br /><br />Talking of spiders, I have been missing a special spider in my garden. Check out this blog posting http://kumquat-sugarnpixels.blogspot.com/2009/02/spidy-chronicles.htmlMom on Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407405898569556771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-30285882895258340892011-12-01T12:00:48.886+08:002011-12-01T12:00:48.886+08:00Oh yeah, Senduduk is melastoma malabathricum or Straits Rhododendron.Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-51903444849489011882011-12-01T11:58:33.091+08:002011-12-01T11:58:33.091+08:00Haha! Andrea welcome!<br /><br />Mom on Blog, Andrea also shares our stories about spider fights and childhood stuff. <br /><br />Andrea, Ulam is a rice dish, Malaysian/Indonesian style - steam rise eaten with herbs, vegetables, salted fish, egg and crackers and of course can&#39;t do without the &#39;sambal belacan&#39; dipping sauce/accompaniment. Sambal belacan, like kimchi to Koreans and butter &amp; cheese in Western dishes - a must have. <br /><br />More info about nasi ulam here:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_ulamAutumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-42017779106546997712011-12-01T11:42:37.651+08:002011-12-01T11:42:37.651+08:00Hi Autumn Belle and Mom on Blog, I am back because i am curious of your discussion, and &quot;senduduk&quot; and &quot;nasi ulam&quot;. What are those? Of course we have them here too, though I dont know them yet. &quot;Nasi&quot; i know is rice but what is nasi ulam? Maybe yellow rice? haha.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-68664773904902243242011-12-01T11:40:42.558+08:002011-12-01T11:40:42.558+08:00Mom on Blog, so nice to know that we discovered each other via blogging! <br /><br />My late father used to bring me on nature field trips at the &#39;lombong bijih timah&#39; areas and tell me how people can crush the senduduk leaves (some inside their mouth) and apply the herbs to stop bleeding in minor wounds - a jungle survival skill. Kids would eat the berries which make their tongue turn purple and they also use the berries as bullets for catapults. They used the senduduk dried up branches as brooms to sweep house compounds!<br /><br />Those were the days when kids play in the outdoors and learn to socialise this way. Now, I wonder how many of our kids know the difference between a blackberry and a Blackberry!Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-21338178502228393352011-12-01T10:52:58.344+08:002011-12-01T10:52:58.344+08:00I had to look up Purple Senduduk! Another childhood friend. I was quite the tomboy when I was little. Catching grasshoppers and keeping fighting spiders in matchboxes. I would find Senduduk growing wild on wasteland or jungle. It is a favourite of ants! <br /><br />I love your blog! It is nostalgic for me and makes me research stuff. I think I know quite a fair bit about plants but.... I am discovering, not so much! I did not know senduduk was used to color nasi ulam or that it has edible fruits.Mom on Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407405898569556771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-59991664195467407072011-12-01T08:43:22.423+08:002011-12-01T08:43:22.423+08:00Mom on Blog, there are many things about our own country that are unique but we didn&#39;t notice because they are so &quot;common&quot;, hence taken for granted. It will dawn on us when appreciated through the eyes of another. I think this applies to all nationalities. <br /><br />Many of us still grows leaves and struggle with spindy, stunted temperate plants which can&#39;t adapt to our climate when there are so many gorgeous native flowering species like orchids, gingers, bananas we can grow. People still laugh at me for growing weeds like this Coral Vine, purple Senduduk and the purple Vinca!Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-73557999948836887512011-12-01T00:00:31.802+08:002011-12-01T00:00:31.802+08:00The roadside scene is a great snapshot. It reminds me how prolific tropical weather is- we have flowers, fruits and weeds growing together so lusciously. Chain of Love was a childhood favorite for play and a money saver in high school - used it for table setting for home science instead of purchased flowers!! <br /><br />I am laughing as I am going have to buy Chain of Love seeds/plants when it is everywhere in Malaysia. I also been noticing seeds of the mimosa/ touch me not plant for sale here in the US!! Sold under Sensitive plant. Who knows, maybe I be buying lalang next!!Mom on Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407405898569556771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-546774689285421042011-11-29T23:01:11.876+08:002011-11-29T23:01:11.876+08:00Aaron, Malar, Petite Nyonya, Diana, Kitchen Flavours, Bananaz look again around you, soon you&#39;ll find in the our bushes!<br /><br />Lotusleaf, Diana, Scarlett, Wonders of the World, Indie, Wendy, Thanks!<br /><br />James, you are right. The dried leaves do look messy at the base.<br /><br />Holly Garden, it is the butterflies which are being exterminated because their caterpillars damage crops and ornamental garden plants while these &#39;weeds&#39; are left alone because nobody wants them nor notice them. But these weeds provide food for so many wildlife. I hope more people will appreciate their beauty and benefit to the environment.<br /><br />Anonymous, I bought my Coral Vine plant from Selangor Green Lane in Sg Buloh. Perhaps you can get your local nursery to propagate some from cuttings for you or you can gather the seeds/cuttings from the wild and plant them.Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-17677546711138675272011-11-29T14:25:13.607+08:002011-11-29T14:25:13.607+08:00I see this flower a lot around here they call it the &quot;Indian widow&quot; sad name for a pretty flowercathy@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280998274935488909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-56154287228542997162011-11-28T18:35:25.366+08:002011-11-28T18:35:25.366+08:00As expected to see nice lovely pixz here. Wow the lovely caterpillar.Bananazஇhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-7602151209800916132011-11-28T15:17:54.240+08:002011-11-28T15:17:54.240+08:00These are indeed gorgeous! Have seen them before but did not really notice them up close! Beautiful and the name sounds so romantic! Thanks for sharing!kitchen flavourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556865191279476910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-44156082162350957142011-11-28T11:03:31.254+08:002011-11-28T11:03:31.254+08:00What gorgeous roadside flowers! I love flowers with a lantern like seedpod like these.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-30846771748851662082011-11-27T04:30:25.621+08:002011-11-27T04:30:25.621+08:00What a beautiful wildflower! I love the pink and white together. I love that it is a vine too.Indiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-66323062267572956712011-11-26T06:08:40.187+08:002011-11-26T06:08:40.187+08:00What beautiful and delicate flowers! I was so impressed that these beauties are growing by the roadside in vacant plots! In vacant plots here, we have weeds and thistles - you have these enticing, butterfly attracting beauties! I&#39;m sad that these wildflowers are not appreciated and are being exterminated. I hope something ugly doesn&#39;t spring up in its place.HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-43397147348616764442011-11-26T05:37:56.162+08:002011-11-26T05:37:56.162+08:00Eh why I never notice this flower by the roadside before. Sangat cantik!Malay-Kadazan girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-55382959234441511112011-11-25T16:34:50.287+08:002011-11-25T16:34:50.287+08:00I would love to have in my garden.<br />Still haven&#39;t found its secret yet as I noticed that they do not bloom so well all the time.<br />Often I seen more foliage but no floral in their vines &amp; they do get very messy all the time.<br />Somehow - I have managed to used these flowers as pressed flowers for hand made cards and they really look very lovely.James Missierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-53843270491720428902011-11-25T10:53:26.327+08:002011-11-25T10:53:26.327+08:00Hi everyone,<br /><br />I remember that my mother had this flower long time ago....<br />Recently went to several nurseries looking for this flower (and plumbago flower) but have yet to find. <br />Anybody can show where I can buy these plants? FYI I live in southern part of Malaysia.<br /><br />cheers<br />-haikano-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-2696161504997898192011-11-25T02:09:30.740+08:002011-11-25T02:09:30.740+08:00this is one of the nice and amazing post i like this a lot. you are really so good guy.<br />http://<a href="%E2%80%9Cfood-shuvo.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow"> Good food and drinks of our world </a><br />http://<a href="%E2%80%9Cwonder-shuvo.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow"> Wonder of my world </a><br />http://<a href="%E2%80%9Cphysical-shuvo.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow"> Physical exercise blogspot </a><br />amazon.com/wonderworld20-20Wonder of my Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01330357520585584004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-34945047532043190372011-11-24T22:08:45.489+08:002011-11-24T22:08:45.489+08:00Such a beautiful flower. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937117397545845473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-62227641687370778912011-11-24T21:09:54.206+08:002011-11-24T21:09:54.206+08:00Very pretty wildflowers, I have never seen that kind before. I think Chain of Love is the perfect name!Diane AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-43510189131996835872011-11-24T18:44:18.562+08:002011-11-24T18:44:18.562+08:00I don&#39;t think I have noticed this beautiful flowers before. Really pretty, at first I thought they are bougainvilla. <br />p/s thank you for offering your butterfly pea seeds. i have them too as my sister grows it. cheers!petite nyonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159708832268114982noreply@blogger.com