6/10/2011

Basil and the Fly

A fly is coming in for a landing on one of the Basil flowers. 

The fly is now leaving the Basil flower (and the mealy bud).

Barbados Cherry

One of my Barbados cherry seedling grew into a plant which produces white instead of pink flowers.  However till today none of the white flowers are able to set fruit.  I wonder what is wrong with the flowers?
Could it be a male plant?

Curcuma zedoaria

After digging them up and re-planting them a few months ago, this curcuma ginger finally flowered again producing a very brightly colored ginger flower.

The brightly colored parts are actually the bracts.
The flower is actually yellowish in color.

The leaves have a purple portion on both sides of the mid-rib.