Aeschynanthus from the local market

I have no ideal what is this variety but it's a real beauty.

Smithiantha 'Designer's Islamic Garden'

垂筒苣苔 '設計師的伊斯蘭花園'

total plant height around 12"
植物全株高約30公分
medium to small Smithiantha hybrid

中至小型的垂筒苣苔交配種
medium green foliage

中綠色葉
dense inflorescence and long-lasting

花序密集且花壽長
white tubular corolla, rose patterns on petals with light yellow center

白色外筒,花瓣上玫瑰色花紋,淡黃色花心
plant and spike proportion is around 5:5

株身與花序的比例約 5:5

Designer's Bridal Saree

One of my previous Smithiantha hybrids and I always have this one in my best parentage list for hybridization. It is a very strong plant that can produce dense inflorescence / flower cluster which is the essential character for a showy Smithiantha.

Some rare members in Gesneriads family

As Gesneriaceae is a big family , there are new members from time to time ... let me use this photo to show the variety of the Gesneriaceae in the new year.

Photo Courtesy of JJ Wu , who owns Jung's hybrid series ... the variety name in the photo is listed as below :

龍勝金盞苣苔 Oreocharis lungshengensis

越南折筒苣苔 Michaelmoelleria vietnamensis
藍痕奇柱苣苔交種 Deinostigma Jung's Cloud Dance 榮的雲之舞
愛伯翰奇柱苣苔 Deinostigma eberhardtii
俄式草 Titanotrichum oldhamii

The end of 2020

I will agree that the world has changed a lot in this COVID-19 year. Many things that we think it's normal ... but we can't take them for granted anymore.

Wish you all a healthy and brand new year.

Alsobia punctata

Alsobia punctata is easy to grow and bloom , the short life of the flower is the only flaw. I have this plant for many years but the flower was rarely seen on the plant ... most of the time , it fell down.

Colorful Foliage

It seems Episcia is a suitable ground cover and it's time-saving concept to put them on the ground. Easy to handle them with less attention. What a smart decision ~