Crops could also be Sago Palms
I’ve had these vegetation for greater than 10 years. One has many stems, whereas the opposite has just one stem with barely larger leaves. What sort of vegetation are they?
Chua Joon Yong
Your vegetation are in all probability cycads, a big group of prehistoric vegetation. They’ve a trunk with a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves, making them seem like palm vegetation.
In Singapore, the most typical species is the Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta). Its fronds are sometimes harvested for Palm Sunday and younger leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of the Cycad Blue Butterfly.
The Sago Palm plant wants good gentle to develop nicely. For those who reside in an residence, the plant will want not less than six hours of direct daylight a day. Place them greater on the parapet or the shortage of sunshine could trigger them to say no.
Additionally, the soil used to develop your vegetation must be saved moist and well-drained. The soil within the image appears to be like dry. Test if the roots have crammed the pot and if they’ve, transfer the vegetation into a bigger pot.
Buddhist Pine can develop right into a tree
Are you able to inform me this plant’s title and traits?
Victor Chua
Your plant seems to be the Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus), which can also be identified by a variety of frequent names – Massive-leaved Podocarp, Japanese Yew and Massive-leaved Podocarpus.
This plant can develop into a big tree if planted within the floor outdoor. It may be pruned to be grown as a shrub or as a bonsai candidate. For optimum development, it must be positioned in a spot the place it will possibly get not less than six hours of direct daylight a day.
Kelat oil is often planted as a hedge
The fruit of my plant appears to be like precisely like small blueberries. The plant is often used to line the fences of landed property. Birds that eat the fruit go away black droppings that stain the ground. Throughout fruiting season, there are black patches all over. Are the plant’s “blueberries” edible?
Gordon Cai
The fruit pictured is probably going produced by a local tree (Syzygium myrtifolium), which is understood by frequent names reminiscent of Kelat Oil, Kelat Paya and Crimson Lip.
You will see this tree within the parks, gardens and streets of Singapore, often planted intently collectively to type a hedge for screening functions.
The fruit might be not palatable and is generally eaten by birds. Notice that a number of Syzygium species produce fruit, such because the jambu, that people can eat.
Sesame plant produces edible seeds
What is that this plant rising in my pot? The flowers are white and the fruit appears to be like unusual. Is the fruit edible? The pot is positioned exterior my window, which receives morning solar.
Lee Lay Choon
The plant you will have is the Sesame plant (Sesamum indicum). Sesame seeds could be discovered within the mature, dry pods shaped between the leaf axils. They break up open when mature, so harvest them to gather the seeds.
The plant is an annual, that means it declines after flowering and fruiting. There may be one other species that can also be generally grown in Singapore, Sesamum radiatum, which produces pink flowers and black seeds.
Flame Violet is a foliage plant grown as a floor cowl
My mom grew this plant, so I took the inventory and root to place in my smallest flower pot. It withered after just a few days. Does this plant want gentle? What sort of soil ought to I take advantage of?
Chan Chung Wah
The plant is the Flame Violet (Episcia cupreata). There are lots of cultivars generally grown in Singapore which differ in leaf form, dimension, color and flowers.
The Flame Violet could be propagated through stem cuttings or rooting the stolons. They have to be planted in an aerated however moisture-retentive potting combine, reminiscent of one with equal elements of peat moss, perlite and vermiculite.
They don’t fare nicely in heavy soil-based potting media, which causes them to rot. Chances are you’ll have to cowl newly propagated vegetation with a transparent plastic cup to preserve moisture and stop wilting.
As these vegetation develop, they may unfold by sending out stolons, which are inclined to develop higher on continuously moist surfaces like volcanic rocks reasonably than in heavy, clay-like soil. Your plant will fare finest underneath filtered daylight.
- Solutions by Dr Wilson Wong, an NParks-certified practising horticulturist, parks supervisor and ISA-certified arborist. He’s the founding father of Inexperienced Tradition Singapore and an adjunct assistant professor (Meals Science & Know-how) on the Nationwide College of Singapore.
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