CG has trained baby Wrightia into bonsais. Sometimes baby shoots grow from the side.
It can be propagated via long green seed pots. Its also popular in Thailand around temples – perhaps because the pendant flowers symbolise humility despite such fragrance and delicate beauty. Inspiring Indonesians to call it “Anting Putri” – Princess Earrings. Clusters of flowers like delicate Pearl Drop Earrings.
Another sun-loving plant.Īlso known as the Water Jasmine or Shui Mei in Chinese 水梅, its lovely scented flowers drop from branches. Hence, when it didnt flower, I was just thankful that its still surviving. It was regularly attacked by mites, and I had to continuously brush off the mites from the branches, prune it. L picked it from the recycling bins, left by the neighbours. We didnt have a healthy plant to begin with. 4 weeks on, still signs of continuous blooms. In nature, being threatened provokes plants to fight back and flower – go into fruit-bearing mode to ensure continuous survival.
Stripping the leaves off, instead of pruning the branches, keeps the overall shape intact. She’d seen nursery helpers, armed with gloves, strip off leaves from the wrightia to provoke blooming. “Do this 3 weeks before Chinese New Year. “Pluck off all the leaves of the Wrightia to make it bloom.” Advice from CG Bloom in the face of adversity – a lesson on resilience: Wrightia Religiosa Beware of white milky sap from tender tips.ġ0. Wipe off mealy bugs with cotton swaps and diluted soap powderħ.Epiphytic and they don’t mind being potbound or crowdedĩ. They attract mealy bugs and other scaly insectsĦ. Peduncle (bloom spur) can produce further bloomsĥ. Diluted Liquid fertiliser (once every 2 weeks), e.g. Once they do, flowering is quite continuous (every 2 weeks)ģ. Patience – they may take a year to flower. Hope to report that that the young vines are fine, despite my rough handling.Ģ. As my political science lecturer used to say, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Like an over-enthusiastic coach, trying to get it to twine properly, I hurt the young shoots, and white milky sap emerge. New vines started twining themselves around surrounding plants. It reminds me of the Chinese wedding balls which Chinese grooms wear across their chests in period drama costumes. Plastic-looking waxy bursts of stars! Hanging down the vine. More plants were added on the bamboo racks to accompany it.Ībsent-mindedly, on one occasion, I emptied diluted orchid liquid fertiliser into the root-bound pot, to finish off the bottle. Was it genius or good luck or sheer desperation, he decided to twine them around some make-shift bamboo racks at the balcony, under the shade but with good amount of sun. It didnt take too long for his enthusiasm to wane. Sounds oxymoron?įrequently diseased, attacked by mites with no flowers, sickly green thick leaves. Instructions on the tag from the nursery was bright shady area. (The plants came unnamed, so would appreciate if any kind expert could correct me, if I’m mistaken.) We have the Hoya Ariadna, Hoya Imperialis, Hoya Carnosa, Hoya Obovata. When L went on a buying spree with loads of hoyas 3 Sundays in a row, one month last year, I didnt share his enthusiasm.
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