All About Plants

 One evening walking around my block, approaching by neighbour's house I saw this plant. As I walked closer, I began to smell an amazing sweet floral scent emanating from the flowers.  I feel in love with this plant immediately. The next day I went over to the Agro shop explaining the colour and scent, since I didn't know it's exact name. She told me some interesting facts about this plant, it was brought here to Trinidad, by the indian indentured labourers from India. It is a family of the white Jasmine plant (also smells lovely). The scent is only secreted at night when the flowers are open. The scientific name is Jasminum Polyanthum. The flowers are used to make perfumes, which I tried recently and it smelt just as lovely and I use it every day. If you're interested in making the floral perfume, let me know in the comments below.

This is a Desert Rose plant, I'm very surprised it's still alive, it was recently attacked by the mealy bug pest, which are small white bugs on and around the plant. But after a few uses with insecticide they were gone. If you're interested in knowing the type of treatment used fell free to let me know in the comments. Here are there required growing conditions: Light: Full sun Water: Daily depending on the sun exposure Soil: Well drained pH approx 6 (slightly acidic) Fertilizer: Controlled release fertilizer every three months

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet but not sweet as these ROSES!!!!! They really do smell superb. Did you know you can plant roses using a cutting from your own plant? These cuttings will shoot flowers in the short time of three weeks. Here's how it's done: Cut rose stem: Cut around the stem of the rose plant using a gardening knife, Don't cut the stem directly off, you just need to cut in  to about 2 cm. Apply rooting hormone and wrap: Apply rooting hormone to the cut area. Next wrap it with coco moss or coconut fibers. Over the covered stem wrap a piece of plastic and hold the plastic in place using wrapping twigs or normal string. Wait: In approximately 14-21 days rooting will start to appear from the stem. You will have to remove the wrapping to check for the newly grown root. Dig and Plant: Dig a hole large enough to hold the entire root and deep enough so that the stem joint is  two inches below the soil's surface. Place the plant in positi...

What do you know about this beauty? There's a huge fuss and fright when it comes to growing orchids, since these plants are highly sensitive and requires attention. However, with a little extra care, these beauties flourish.This is one of my outdoor grown orchid. It's at a location where it obtains the morning sun and shade from the noon scorching rays. It's watered once preferably not at night. Most of my orchids are grown in clay pots with proper drainage and peat moss. Also coconut fibers or tree barks can be used. How do you grow your orchids?

How many of you know the name and origin of this beautiful plant? Well if you haven't, it's called the Cattleya lobata , commonly known as the Lobed Sophronitis , which is a species of  orchid   endemic  to Brazil.