This collection can help you to select plants for your garden in Malaysia.

Zephyranthes Wrightia

Botanical name: Zephyranthes candida Common name: Fairy Lily Origin: Argentina Tristellateia

Botanical name: Wrightia antidysenterica Common name: Origin: Peninsular Malaysia Thunbergia

Botanical name: Tristellateia australasiae Common name: Yellow vine Origin: Australasia Plumbago

Botanical name: Thunbergia erecta Common name: Kings Mantle Origin: Malaysia

Pisonia

Botanical name: Plumbago auriculata Common name: Forget-Me-Not Origin: South Africa

Petrea

Botanical name: Pisonia grandis Common name: Lettuc Tree Origin: Philippines, Sri Lanka Pereskia

Botanical name: Petrea volubilis Common name: Sandpiper Vine Origin: Tropical America

Botanical name: Pereskia bleo Common name: Rose Cactus Origin: Central America

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Nymphea

Botanical name: Pachystachys lutea Common name: Yellow Shrimp plant, Lollypops Origin: Peru -a tropical evergreen shrub or subshrub that grows 2-6 tall in its native habitat. Lollypop is native to Peru and include Acanthaceae family . Narrow, tubular, twolipped white flowers are partially covered by and protrude from showy, overlapping golden yellow bracts which provide the predominant structure and color to the 4-sided inflorescences. Yellow bracts somewhat resemble the overlapping scales on a shrimp, hence the common name of shrimp plant. Lollypop can be ground in the ground, plants need a moist, organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun, tolerates part shade. Houseplants are best in warm, humid, sunny locations. This plant is easy maintenance, no serious insect or disease problems. Ixora

Botanical name: Nymphaea Colour Common name: Water Lily Origin: Tropics

Hibiscus

Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Common name: Shoe flower, Hibiscus Origin: China

Botanical name: Ixora species Common name: Ixora Origin: Tropics Eugenia

Clitoria

Botanical name: Syzygium campanulatum syn. Eugenia myrtifolia Common name: Eugenia Origin: Indo-China, Malesia Asystasia

Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Common name: Blue Pea Vine Origin: S. America, Malay Islands Pseuderanthemum

Botanical name: Asystasia gangetica Common name: Coromandel Origin: India, Malaysia Antigonon

Botanical name: Pseuderanthemum reticulatum syn Mussaenda flava Common name: Yellow mussaenda Origin: Tropical Africa Adenium

Botanical name: Antigonon leptopus Common name: Coral vine Origin: Mexico Solanum

Botanical name: Adenium obesum Common name: Desert Rose Origin: E. Africa to S. Africa Lantana

Botanical name: Solanum wrightii Common name: Solanum tree Origin: Peru Sesbania

Botanical name: Lantana camara 'Spreading Sunset' Common name: Lantana Origin: Mexico Erythrina

Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora Common name: Red Wisteria Origin: Tropical Asia Verbenas

Botanical name: Erythrina fusca Common name: Coral tree Origin: Tropical Asia Bauhinia

Botanical name: Bauhinia kockiana Common name: none Origin: Peninsular Malaysia

Botanical name: Verbena 'Colour' Common name: 'Colour' Verbena Origin: Jatropha

Tecomaria

Botanical name: Jatropha podagrica Common name: Gout Stick Origin: West Indies Hymenocallis

Botanical name: Tecomaria capensis Common name: Cape Honey Suckle Origin: NE South Africa, Mozambique Angelonia

Botanical name: Hymenocallis speciosa Common name: Spider lily Origin: West Indies

Botanical name: Angelonia salicariaefolia Common Name: Angelonia Origin: Tropical America

Brunfelsia

Botanical name: Brunfelsia Common Name: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Origin: Central and South America - Name given to this genus of plants because their flowers lasted only three days. -They are evergreen shrubs and have branches from the base spreading out to form broad shrubs. The height varies from 4 feet to 6 feet. The leaves are rich green and leathery, usually from 3-6 inches long. Their flowers are slavershaped with a long tube. There are five petals and the flowers are fragrant and borne in terminal cymes of 1 to 10 flowers. -Brunfelsias are excellent plants for dry areas because the plants produce an abundance of flowers lasting only 3 days, but may bloom several times during the year. -Most gardeners pampered them with lots of water and having their leaves sprayed during watering. This should not be done because the flower buds will only form in the dry heat. Soft water are preferred than those directly from the water tap. -The soil should be kept on the dry side. Sandy loam will suit them better than other soil where peat is incorporated. One of the good places to have these plants is next to the house where there is some morning sun. Make sure that they are not directly below where water is collected from the roof. -Humus based fertilizers are recommended because inorganic fertilizers or chemical-based fertilizers tend to change the soil structure quickly thus providing less oxygen to the roots. The yellowing of the leaves is common among Brunfelsia. The reason being less oxygen to the roots, too much water and chlorinated tap -There are many species of Brunfelsias. Below are some of them: Brunfelsia americana - A small shrub of about 6 feet. Unlike the rest, it does not branch from the base. It is very slow in growth. Its flowers are deep yellow, turning to white on the last day. They do not produce an abundance of flowers. The plant is propagated by cuttings. Brunfelsia uniflora (syn. B. hopeana) is more robust. The flowers turn from violet to pale blue to white. The height of the plant is about 12 feet or more. This is spreading shrub and has profusion of flowers at the start of rain. The flowers are borne singly on a stalk. It is easy to propagate this plant from cuttings. Brunfelsia eximia has small flowers and leaves. Brunfelsia lactifolia is a larger specie and has broad leaves and large flowers. Generally cuttings are difficult to root. It is easier to buy the plants than to root them. The established cuttings should be transplanted into 6-inch pots before planting out into the flower beds. Brunfelsia are also popular as pot plants. They are also used for hedges but the depth of the hedge will be about 5 feet.

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Allamanda

Botanical name: Allamanda Common Name: Allamanda Origin: Brazil - Allamanda cathartica is a vine, but there is also an Allamanda shrub called 'bush allamanda' and Latin Allamanda schottii. In the warm months, the dwarf shrub Allamanda is excellent. The classic color for all three is a rich deep yellow. In the photo, a coral vine is climbing along as well. The Allamanda vine is a fast growing rampant vine that always looks better with training and pruning. It flowers all year but its best colors are in the warm months in Florida. Run it on a fence, up a trellis, but always provide support as it has no tendrils for gripping. Plant the vine, the shrub and the dwarf in full sun in most any decent soil. They have few pests, enjoy a little food, but are basically carefree. Anthurium

Botanical name: Cuphea hyssopifolia Common Name: False or Mexican Heather Origin: Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras - small shrub. It grows to about 60 cm high and 90 cm wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage. Gomphrena globosa

Botanical name: Gomphrena globosa Common name: Globe Amaranth or Bachelor Button Origin: Brazil, Panama and Guatemala - an annual plant that grows up to 24 inches in height Bougainvillea

Botanical name: Anthurium Common name: Anthurium, Flamingo Lily, Tail Flower, Painted Tongue Origin: Panama, Colombia, Brazil, the Guiana Shield and Ecuador Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Botanical name: Bougainvillea Common name: Origin: Brazil

Botanical name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima or Poinciana Common name: Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, and flamboyan-de-jardin. Origin: Tropical America

- It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are bipinnate, 20-40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15-25 mm long and 1015 mm broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals. The fruit is a pod 6-12 cm long.