We planted the pokok bunga kemboja in our garden this morning. Bunga kemboja, or frangipani (pulmeria) as it is commonly called in English are tropical plants which produce big flowers with nice fragrance.
It is said to be native to tropical and subtropical Americas. But as far as I can recall, there have always been many frangipani trees in Malaysia even during my childhood days.
I remember spending many happy hours playing under the shades of these trees at my Ashby Road Primary School in Ipoh (now Sekolah Rendah Seri Kinta). In fact one of the games we used to have was to play keep ups using an improvised “ball” which was actually a handful of frangipani flowers tied together with a rubber band. Just goes to show how creative kids were those days.
Being about five feet in height, our frangipani tree is quite huge. So it took us quite a while, and with a lot of hard work, to dig the hole in the ground and then heave the plant it into place.
According to my friend who got this plant for me this particular variety bears bright red flowers. Which is just as well, because the Mem Besar had fore-warned me that the common white-flowered variety is a big NO, NO for the garden.
The tree doesn't have any flowers as yet. So I'm kinda looking forward to see it bloom soon. But the flowers had better be bright red in colour, or else I'd be in trouble with the Mem.
Bulbs of lilies which had to make way for the kemboja
Bright red roses, doing well
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2 comments:
well, well we never knew you had green fingers. It;s nice to the big tree in the compound, certainly hoping the colors can be any shade except otherwise yiu have to start digging again. Bila hendak masuk 'Jelajah Malaysia'? Maybe I can see see racing at Titi Gajah. Do make a visit here whenever you are in the north.
Salam
salam. Kat Kepayang aku perasan bunga dan rerama sudah makin tiada...
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