My outing last Saturday - WL, Song's and AMK nursery

Took a break after a barrage of tests in that week - Pharmaceutics Pract Test, Natural Products Pract Test, Pharmacotherapy (Pyschiatric Drugs) Test.

Went to WL and Song (same compound) in the morning followed by a trip down to AMK to buy sulphur and HB101.

Song's

Unknown Eria-like plant



Ansellia africana


NOID Eria spp.


The colour was very unusual and dark. It was claimed to be sourced from Peninsular Malaysia but it looks like something I saw in the books on Philippines Orchids.

Phalaenopsis kunstleri


Phalaenopsis modesta


Catasetum pileatum 'Oro Verde' - these are clones of a very popular plant. C. pileatum comes in many colour strains - red, white, green, yellow amongst others. Like the name says, this strain is green gold in colour.

Newly opened - solli about shaky pic


Fading flower

Nobile (No-Billy) Dendrobiums - so called because Dendrobium nobile forms the backbone of plants of this sort. The most well known breeder of these plants is Yamamoto Dendrobium - these plants are therefore commonly known as Yamamoto Dendrobiums.



Dendrobium hybrid - heavy with Dendrobium canaliculiatum blood , whitened by Dendrobium affine.


Another form with purple lip


At Woon Leng:

A ceiling of Nepenthes


Interesting Phalaenopsis hybrid


Jumella comorense


Woon Cheng's father: Dendrobium Peng Seng



My fave Dendrobium carronii - I collected quite a few strains of this delightful xerophytic miniature


Some interesting Catt hybrids


I think this has Sophronitis bloodline


Bulbophyllum hybrid




The very olde and wellknown hybrid - Dendrobium Gatton Sunray. Oops about the very dark pic



In the WL Cool house to grow temperate orchids

Renanthera citrina


Paphiopedilum hybrid - likely to be Paph. Wössner China Moon


Paphiopedilum primulinum

This plant can be grown in normal local conditions without aircon though.

The new species from Vietnam - Dendrobium tuanhanii.


Aerangis citrina


Phalaenopsis stuartiana

This strain is sooo cute - palm-sized plants flowering

A Brassia X Ada hybrid - colour from Ada


@ AMK Nursery - took a 45 min MRT ride and took another 15 mins of walking.

Flowering begonia


More begonias - I think $5 each or was it $15?







Newly marketed novelty - cycad grown from seed. The seed casing was painted gold - like the solid gold walnut that was sold in the past



Interesting plant with marked leaves



The Heliconia grove at the side of the nursery - next to the AMK library. But very sianz0.5 the hirstute one not in flower...





Torch ginger for making rojak - note the pink bud popping out