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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Bukit Sekilau Botanical Garden (Part 2)

So here's the second part of my walk around Bukit Sekilau. These pictures were taken on a different day, in the early morning. I walk around these same streets at least once a month because each time I do, there is always something different to see. I guess there are many eager gardeners in Bukit Sekilau! Enjoy the photos:












I love the star shape of this flower with the pentagon in the middle:












I've never seen this flower before...












This small plant with colourful leaves representing flames of fire was a definite eye-catcher:






This plant formed a blanket of green and purple leaves:






Check out these HUGE leaves!
























I first came across these tiger orchids at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, and have now spotted them on a number of occasions in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan, Malaysia





Peculiar cactus-like plant:

























This particular bush with Catharine-wheel flowers has been here for the last 5 years with a continual flow of new flowers in bud:









To browse through my galleries of my trip to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, please follow the links below:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5







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12 comments:

  1. Mary BergfeldMarch 14, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Duncan, your images are all lovely. Thank you for sharing them with us. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  2. London CallerMarch 14, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    Believe it or not those yellow orchids are also known as "Golden Shower"?! Ha!

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  3. UnknownMarch 14, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    amazing place

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  4. Traveling HawkMarch 14, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Amazing flowers, I love them all!

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  5. UnknownMarch 14, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Beautiful flora shots, Duncan. I really enjoyed looking through them, the fourth and last photo being my favourites, although they're all great. I love the mix of familiar and unique flowers in this post - thanks for sharing!

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  6. YeohMarch 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Cool~

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  7. RIZALENIOMarch 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I love the starshaped flowers, and the plant with huge leaves. They have a very unique look.

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  8. N. R. WilliamsMarch 15, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Nice to meet you, Duncan. I love the flowers. My second favorite thing to do is garden. Only early in the morning though since I had heat stroke when I was little.
    Nancy
    N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium, Special .99 through April 30

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  9. SeñoritaMarch 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Gorgeous photos :) I especially like the first two photos and the last one as well.

    http://ladyonaroof.blogspot.com/

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  10. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerMarch 15, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I'd like to thank all of you for commenting and taking the time to look through these nature photos of Kuantan. I hope to do some more exploring in the near future!

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  11. Tammie LeeMarch 16, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    beautiful flower and plant photos. I loved that star flower!

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  12. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerMarch 18, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Thanks Tammie for stopping by! Hope you'll be back soon..

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