3 Si Plants by https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants Take at least two pictures of plants that you can see around you, in the school compound, at home or in the park. Try and find plants that grow at different places and share these pictures with your teacher and classmates. en-us 2018-02-17 04:56:44 UTC 2025-10-05 02:02:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Plants Orchids(Vanda Miss Joaquim) https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234094028 Orchids are Singapore's national plant.An Orchid is a flowering plant.Orchids grow on land,sometimes they even grow on woody plants and underground. Orchids can survive for a hundred years.There are 25,000 different species of them.Orchids do not have classic root. They have rhizome, tuber or aerial roots. Some Orchids resemble an animal.They grow in clusters.  Germaine Ng 3 Si (30)]]> 2018-02-22 06:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234094028 https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234097952 2018-02-22 07:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234097952 Plants Ferns https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234098954 A Fern is a non-flowering plant.Ferns grow on land.They have black spore bags under their leaves.Ferns reproduce from the spores. They are part of the Pteridoptyha group.There are 20,000 different species of Ferns.they are also seedless plants.  Germaine Ng 3 Si (30)]]> 2018-02-22 07:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234098954 Plants Venus fly trap https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234146596 Venus fly traps are special because most plants produce their own food but the venus fly trap is a carnivore[eat meat]. It catches its prey—chiefly insects arachnids—with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if another contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption.


         Germaine Ng [30]


]]> 2018-02-22 10:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234146596 Plants Cactus https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234150435
 Shapes and sizes. Most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought. Many live in extremely dry environments like deserts .One of the driest places on earth. Cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. Almost all cacti are succulents , meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivours[eat plants], spines help prevent water loss by reducing air flow close to the cactus and providing some shade. In the absence of leaves, enlarged stems carry out photosynthesis. 

       Germaine  3 Si

]]> 2018-02-22 11:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234150435 Nepenthes lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234158299 Nepenthes, also known as tropical pitcher plants, is a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 150 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. Kimi Wee, 3 Si (16)]]> 2018-02-22 11:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234158299 Lipstick Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234161424  If this plant looks familiar, it is because this is one of the species that is commonly sold as a potted plant by commercial nurseries. In the wild, it grows as an epiphyte – climbing on tree branches or trunks. It has rather fleshy leaves that are neatly arranged along its long, trailing stems, and bright red flowers that appear at the tips of the stem. It does best in very bright, indirect light or morning sun and when watered regularly. This genus of plants takes its common name from the bright red flower buds that resemble lipsticks. 

Tan Jing Xu (3SI)]]> 2018-02-22 11:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234161424 Ixora congesta https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234166544 It thrives and blooms in areas with very bright, indirect light. This woody shrub can grow up to 1.8 to 2 m tall, and bears many clusters of bright to dark orange flowers during the blooming seasons. he unopened flower buds resemble a bunch of needles! The flowers attract butterflies, so it is a great plant to grow if you like to admire butterflies.
Tan Jing Xu (3si)]]> 2018-02-22 12:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234166544 Dracaena braunii https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234168566 Locally known as the Kuan Yin Bamboo, stalks of this plant were once used to adorn altars worshipping the Goddess of Mercy. In recent years, innovative nurseries have introduced stems of this plant which have been deliberately fashioned to have a coiled appearance.  Such stems were given the name Luck Changing Bamboo or Lucky Bamboo for short. These are a hit during Chinese New Year as a festive plant and are snapped up by people who want better luck in the coming year. The stems of this plant are sometimes braided into the shape of a pineapple, which is an auspicious fruit to the Chinese, or placed in tiers to symbolise progress. Despite its common names, the Lucky Bamboo and its relatives are not in the Bamboo family.
Tan Jing Xu (3si)]]> 2018-02-22 12:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234168566 Stinking corpse lily mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234169442 One of the world's largest and rarest flowering structures, the corpse flower is a pungent plant that blooms rarely and only for a short time. While it is in bloom, the flower emits a strong odor similar to rotting meat or, aptly, a decaying corpse.

The corpse flower is what is called an inflorescence — a stalk with many flowers, according to the University of California Botanical Garden. A mixture of tiny male and female flowers grow at the base of the spadix, the central phallus-like structure, which is surrounded by the spathe, a pleated skirt-like covering that is bright green on the outside and deep maroon inside when opened. If pollinated, the spadix grows into a large club-like head of orange-red seeds.

The plant itself grows to around 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.6 meters). The plants typically can grow to a massive 8 feet (2.4 m) tall and the leaves can be as big as 13 feet (4 m) wide. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest bloom was a corpse flower that measured 10 feet 2.25 inches (3.1 m) tall. It bloomed on June 18, 2010, at Winnipesaukee Orchids in Gilford, New Hampshire.

The scientific name of the corpse flower is Amorphophallus titanum. According to Gustavus Adolphus College, the name is from the Latin words amorphos (without form, misshapen), phallos(penis) and titanum (giant).
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]]> 2018-02-22 12:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234169442 mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234170161 2018-02-22 12:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234170161 Titan arum mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234171379 Perennial herb with largest collection of flowers (inflorescence) in the world. Solitary inflorescence with leaf-like structure (spathe) surrounding a fleshy spike (spadix). Spathe approx. 3m in circumference, pale green and spotted white on outside, rich dark crimson colour on inside. Spadix up to 2m tall, dull yellow colour, hollow and expanded at base. Solitary leaf produced after flower, can exceed 4m wide. Leaf stalk (petiole) pale green spotted with white. Pollinated by beetles and flies.

 
Facts 
 
  • It's the largest flowering structure (inflorescence) on Earth, growing up to three metres tall. 

  • The flower is only open for 48 hours and attracts insect pollinators with its stench of rotting flesh.  
    • This plant rarely blooms in cultivation (only producing a flower after 7-9 years) but Tim Grigg, a horticulturist at Eden’s nursery, has had a remarkable success rate having produced many for display in the Rainforest Biome. He has to hand-pollinate the individual flowers. They can take up to seven years to bloom. 
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]]> 2018-02-22 12:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234171379 Bromeliaceae https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234171720  The Bromeliaceae are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana . Tan Jing Xu (3si) ]]> 2018-02-22 12:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234171720 Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus) https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234172112 The barrel cacti that are native to Mexico and the southeastern United States. These are true desert plants that cannot handle any humidity or standing water to grow. The most common among these plants are almost perfectly round when juvenile so therefore make excellent display plants. They are also highly attractive, with evenly spaced rows or spines of their deeply ribbed lobes.


As they grow, it's not uncommon for them to stretch out so they look more like ovals than circles. As with most cacti, the secret to their successful growth indoors is nearly perfect drainage, as opposed to letting them dry out.
barrel cacti that are native to Mexico and the southeastern United States. These are true desert plants that cannot handle any humidity or standing water to grow. The most common among these plants are almost perfectly round when juvenile so therefore make excellent display plants. They are also highly attractive, with evenly spaced rows or spines of their deeply ribbed lobes.


As they grow, it's not uncommon for them to stretch out so they look more like ovals than circles. As with most cacti, the secret to their successful growth indoors is nearly perfect drainage, as opposed to letting them dry out.
barrel cacti that are native to Mexico and the southeastern United States. These are true desert plants that cannot handle any humidity or standing water to grow. The most common among these plants are almost perfectly round when juvenile so therefore make excellent display plants. They are also highly attractive, with evenly spaced rows or spines of their deeply ribbed lobes.


As they grow, it's not uncommon for them to stretch out so they look more like ovals than circles. As with most cacti, the secret to their successful growth indoors is nearly perfect drainage, as opposed to letting them dry out.

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]]> 2018-02-22 12:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234172112 SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234173494 There is a plant called Selaginella lepidophylla “Dinosaur Plant”, which has amazing ability to survive almost complete desiccation, during dry weather it’s stems curl into a tight ball and It can be revived with only a little water. After wetting, the plant turns green, hence it’s also known as “resurrection plant”.


Here is a video you might want to take a look!


So why it called Dinosaur Plant? 
the amazing dinosaur plant is one of the longest-living plants in the world! This plant actually lived when the first dinosaurs emerged. At that time, this plant would grow to over 120 feet, taller than even a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

When the ice age came, the Dinosaur Plant had to mutate and get really small. In order to survive, it learned how to blow onto dry land and sleep, waiting for water. Usually the plant drifted around until it stumbled into a puddle. Then the plant “drank” greedily, and went back sleep until it found the next puddle.
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]]> 2018-02-22 12:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234173494 mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174049 2018-02-22 12:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174049 mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174079 2018-02-22 12:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174079 Rosemary https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174554 Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shrub with leaves similar to hemlock needles. It is native to the Mediterranean and Asia, but is reasonably hardy in cool climates. It can withstand droughts, surviving a severe lack of water for lengthy periods.[5] Forms range from upright to trailing; the upright forms can reach 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in). The leaves are evergreen, 2–4 cm (0.8–1.6 in) long and 2–5 mm broad, green above, and white below, with dense, short, woolly hair. The plant flowers in spring and summer in temperate climates, but the plants can be in constant bloom in warm climates; flowers are white, pink, purple or deep blue.[6] Rosemary also has a tendency to flower outside its normal flowering season; it has been known to flower as late as early December, and as early as mid-February (in the northern hemisphere).[7]

According to myth, the Virgin Mary is said to have spread her blue cloak over a white-blossomed rosemary bush when she was resting, and the flowers turned blue. The shrub then became known as the "Rose of Mary".[8] Rosemary was considered sacred to ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks.[9]

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]]> 2018-02-22 12:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234174554 Mimosa pudica mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234175651 Seed is light brown colored, flat and covered with tough coat. Latin name of the plant, "Mimosa pudica", originates from unusual habit of the plant to shrink its leaves when touched ("pudica" means "bashful"). Mimosa is also known as sensitive plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, sleeping grass and shameful plant.

Mimosa pudica is a type of herbaceous plant that belongs to the legume family. It originates from South and Central America, but it can be found in tropical and subtropical areas around the world today. Mimosa inhabits disturbed areas, orchards, pastures, parks, gardens and areas near the roads. It grows on a well-drained soil, in sunny areas or in a partial shade. Mimosa easily conquers new habitats and eliminates native species of plants. It is classified as invasive species in many countries in the world
Mitchell Tan 3Sincerity]]> 2018-02-22 12:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234175651 Baobab mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234176689  here are nine species of the baobab tree (genusAdansonia) – six from Madagascar, two from Africa and one from Australia. 2. The baobab's biggest enemies are drought, water logging, lightning, elephants and black fungus. 

Baobabs store large volumes of water in their trunks – which is why elephants, eland and other animals chew the bark during dry seasons.

Baobabs store large volumes of water in their trunks – which is why elephants, eland and other animals chew the bark during dry seasons .

Animals like baboons and warthogs eat the seedpods, weavers build their nests in the huge branches and barn owls, mottled spinetails and ground-hornbills roost in the many hollows. The creased trunks and hollowed interiors also provide homes to countless reptiles, insects and bats. 

. Many baobabs live to a ripe old age – with one recently collapsed Namibian tree known as “Grootboom” thought to be 1,275 years old. 
Mitchell Tan 3Sincerity]]> 2018-02-22 12:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234176689 Mint Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234177003 Mentha (also known as mint, from Greek míntha,Linear B mi-ta)is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae (mint family).It is estimated that 13 to 18 species exist, and the exact distinction between species is still unclear. Hybridization between some of the species occurs naturally. Many other hybrids, as well as numerous cultivars, are known.


The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America.


Mints are aromatic, almost exclusively perennial, rarely annual herbs. They have wide-spreading underground and overground stolons and erect, square, branched stems. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate, often downy, and with a serrated margin. Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue, and sometimes pale yellow. The flowers are white to purple and produced in false whorls called verticillasters. The corolla is two-lipped with four subequal lobes, the upper lobe usually the largest. The fruit is a nutlet, containing one to four seeds.


While the species that make up the Mentha genus are widely distributed and can be found in many environments, most grow best in wet environments and moist soils. Mints will grow 10–120 cm tall and can spread over an indeterminate area. Due to their tendency to spread unchecked, some mints are considered invasive.

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]]> 2018-02-22 12:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234177003 mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234177176 2018-02-22 12:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234177176 Codariocalyx motorius mitchelltanlh https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234178537  People aren’t the only living creatures that love to dance. And we’re not talking about animals. Believe it or not, there is a plant that also enjoys grooving to the beat. Codariocalyx motorius (or Desmodium gyrans), also known as the Telegraph plant or semaphore plant, is  quite the fascinating plant! It is a tropical Asian shrub that has rapid plant movement—just like the Sensitive Plant and the Venus flytrap.The leaves move up and down rhythmically, as if the plant is dancing or sending out Telegraph message.]]> 2018-02-22 12:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234178537 Sundew priswork247 https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234178743 Droseraceae, Sundew plant family, consisting of three genera and some 155 species of carnivorous plants in the order Caryophyllales. With the exception of the aquatic genus.          Megan Lim (27) 3Sincerity

]]> 2018-02-22 12:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234178743 lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234179158 2018-02-22 12:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234179158 lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234180363 2018-02-22 12:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234180363 Cocoa Tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234181822 Theobroma cacao, also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae,[2] native to the deep tropicalregions of Central and South America. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make cocoa mass, cocoa powder, confectionery, ganache and chocolate.[3]


Leaves are alternate, entire, unlobed, 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) long and 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) broad.


The flowers are produced in clusters directly on the trunk and older branches; this is known as cauliflory. The flowers are small, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, with pink calyx. The floral formula is ✶ K5 C5 A(5°+5²) G(5).[4] While many of the world's flowers are pollinated by bees (Hymenoptera) or butterflies/moths (Lepidoptera), cacao flowers are pollinated by tiny flies, Forcipomyia midges in the subfamily Forcipomyiinae.[5][6]Having the natural pollinator Forcipomyia midges for Theobroma cacao was shown to have more fruit production than using artificial pollinators.[6] The fruit, called a cacao pod, is ovoid, 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) long and 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) wide, ripening yellow to orange, and weighs about 500 g (1.1 lb) when ripe. The pod contains 20 to 60 seeds, usually called "beans", embedded in a white pulp. The seeds are the main ingredient ofchocolate, while the pulp is used in some countries to prepare refreshing juice, smoothies, jelly, and nata.[7] Usually discarded until practices changed in the 21st century, the fermented pulp may be distilled into an alcoholic beverage sold in the United States.[8] Each seed contains a significant amount of fat (40–50%) as cocoa butter. The fruit's active constituent is the stimulant theobromine, a compound similar to caffeine.

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]]> 2018-02-22 12:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234181822 Sunflower lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234182964  The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America. The common name, "sunflower", typically refers to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, or the common sunflower, whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the sun.[5] This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are cultivated in temperate regions and some tropical regions as food crops for humans, cattle, and poultry, and as ornamental plants. Kimi Wee, 3Si  ]]> 2018-02-22 12:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234182964 Eucalyptus https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234185950
Eucalyptus /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/[2] L'Héritier 1789[3] (plural eucalypti, eucalyptuses or eucalypts) is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs (including a distinct group with a multiple-stem mallee growth habit) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia, and include Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest known flowering plant on Earth.[4] There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus and most are native to Australia; a very small number are found in adjacent areas of New Guinea and Indonesia. One species, Eucalyptus deglupta, ranges as far north as thePhilippines. Of the 15 species found outside Australia, just nine are exclusively non-Australian. Species of eucalyptus are cultivated widely in the tropical and temperate world, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East,China, and the Indian subcontinent. However, the range over which many eucalypts can be planted in the temperate zone is constrained by their limited cold tolerance.[5]Australia is covered by 92,000,000 hectares (227,336,951 acres) of eucalypt forest, comprising three quarters of the area covered by native forest.[6]


Eucalyptus is one of three similar genera that are commonly referred to as "eucalypts", the others being Corymbia and Angophora. Many species, though by no means all, are known as gum trees because they exude copious kino from any break in the bark (e.g.,scribbly gum). The generic name is derived from the Greek words ευ (eu) "well" and καλύπτω (kalýpto) "to cover", referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower.[7]


Some eucalyptus species have attracted attention from horticulturists, global development researchers, and environmentalists because of desirable traits such as being fast-growing sources of wood, producing oil that can be used for cleaning and as a natural insecticide, or an ability to be used to drain swamps and thereby reduce the risk of malaria. Eucalyptus oil finds many uses like in fuels, fragrances, insect repellance and antimicrobial activity. Eucalyptus trees show allelopathic effects; they release compounds which inhibit other plant species from growing nearby. Outside their natural ranges, eucalypts are both lauded for their beneficial economic impact on poor populations[8][9]:22and criticised for being "water-guzzling" aliens,[10] leading to controversy over their total impact.[11]


On warm days, eucalyptus forests are sometimes shrouded in a smog-like mist of vaporised volatile organic compounds (terpenoids); the Australian Blue Mountains take their name from the haze.[12]
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]]> 2018-02-22 13:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234185950 Chrysanthemum lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234188095 Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China.[4] There are countless horticultural varieties and cultivars. Kimi Wee, 3 Si]]> 2018-02-22 13:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234188095 Water lily https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234190505
Water lilies are aquatic rhizomatous perennial herbs, sometimes with stolons, as well. The leaves grow from the rhizome on long petioles. Most of them float on the surface of the water. The blades have smooth or spine-toothed edges, and they can be rounded or pointed. The flowers rise out of the water or float on the surface, opening during the day or at night.[2] Many species of Nymphaea display protogynous flowering. The temporal separation of these female and male phases is physically reinforced by flower opening and closing, so the first flower opening displays female pistil and then closes at the end of the female phase, and reopens with male stamens.[5] Each has at least eight petals in shades of white, pink, blue, or yellow. Many stamens are at the center.[2] Water lily flowers are entomophilous, meaning they are pollinated by insects, often beetles.[2] Thefruit is berry-like and borne on a curving or coiling peduncle.[2]

The ancient Egyptians revered the Nile water lilies, which were known as lotuses. The lotus motif is a frequent feature of temple column architecture.


The flowers of the blue Egyptian water lily (N. caerulea) open in the morning and then sink beneath the water at dusk, while those of thewhite water lily (N. lotus) open at night and close in the morning. Egyptians found this symbolic of the separation of deities and of death and the afterlife. Remains of both flowers have been found in the burial tomb of Ramesses II.


A Roman belief existed that drinking a liquid of crushed Nymphaeain vinegar for 10 consecutive days turned a boy into a eunuch.


A Syrian terra-cotta plaque from the 14th-13th centuries BC shows the goddess Asherah holding two lotus blossoms. An ivory panel from the 9th-8th centuries BC shows the god Horus seated on a lotus blossom, flanked by two cherubs.[15]


The French Impressionist painter Claude Monet is known for his many paintings of water lilies in the pond in his garden atGiverny.[16]


N. nouchali is the national flower of Bangladesh[17] and Sri Lanka.[18]


Water lilies are also used as ritual narcotics. This topic "was the subject of a lecture by William Emboden given at Nash Hall of the Harvard Botanical Museum on the morning of April 6, 1979".[19]


Bryan lee
]]> 2018-02-22 13:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234190505 Tulips priswork247 https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234192095 Tulips is generally perfect love. Like many flowers, different colours of tulips also often carry their own significance. Red tulips are most strongly associated with true love, while purple symbolises royalty. Megan Lim (27) 3Sincerity ]]> 2018-02-22 13:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234192095 Rose lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234192581  A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over a hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.[1] Kimi Wee P3 Si]]> 2018-02-22 13:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234192581 Aloe vera lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234195921 Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula but grows wild in tropical climates around the world and is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. The species is also used for decorative purposes and grows successfully indoors as a potted plant.[3]
It is found in many consumer products including beverages, skin lotion, cosmetics, or ointments for minor burns and sunburns. There is little scientific evidence of the effectiveness or safety of Aloe vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes. Studies finding positive evidence are frequently contradicted by other studies. Kimi Wee, P3 Si
]]> 2018-02-22 13:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234195921 rubber tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234196354
The South American rubber tree in the Amazon rainforest, increasing demand and the discovery of the vulcanization procedure in 1839 led to the rubber boom in that region, enriching the cities ofBelém, Santarém, Manaus and Iquitos, Peru, of 1840 to 1913. In Brazil, the initial name of the plant was pará rubber tree, the name of the tree derives from Grão-Pará and Rio Negro or only Grão-Pará (Great-Pará), the largest Brazilian province until 1850, the capital of which is Belém, where most of the fluid was extracted and exported, also called latex, in Peru, in addition to the hispanic-speaking countries of the Amazon region, the name given was árbol del caucho, with fluid extracted named of caucho. These trees were used to obtain rubber by the natives who inhabited its geographical distribution. The Olmec people of Mesoamerica extracted and produced similar forms of primitive rubber from analogous latex-producing trees such as Castilla elastica as early as 3,600 years ago. The rubber was used, among other things, to make the balls used in the Mesoamerican ballgame.[5] Early attempts were made in 1873 to grow H. brasilensis outside Brazil. After some effort, 12 seedlings were germinated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. These were sent to India for cultivation, but died. A second attempt was then made, some 70,000 seeds being smuggled to Kew in 1875, by Henry Wickham, in the service of the British Empire.[6]:55[7][8][9]About four percent of these germinated, and in 1876, about 2,000 seedlings were sent, in Wardian cases, to Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka) and 22 were sent to the Botanic Gardens in Singapore. Once established outside its native country, rubber was extensively propagated in the British colonies. Rubber trees were brought to the botanical gardens at Buitenzorg, Java, in 1883.[10] By 1898, a rubber plantation had been established in Malaya, with imported Chinese field workers being the dominant work force in rubber production in the early 20th-century.[11] Today, most rubber tree plantations are in South and Southeast Asia, the top rubber producing countries in 2011 being Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Vietnam.[12]
Bryan Lee]]> 2018-02-22 13:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234196354 Mimosa plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234646672 Mimosa has another name called "shameplant".Mimosa pudica is a creeping annual or perennial herb of the pea family Fabace often grown for its curiosity value: the commpound leaves fold inward and drop when touched or shaken,defending themselves from herm,and re-open a few minutes later. 
(JERRIEL)

]]> 2018-02-23 12:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234646672 Sarracenia lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234744536 Sarracenia
 s a genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States(KIMI)
]]> 2018-02-23 15:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234744536 COBRA LILY lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234746715  The cobra plant is not only restricted to nutrient-poor acidic bogs and seepage slopes, but many colonies actually thrive in ultramafic soils, which are in fact basic soils, within its range. In common with most carnivorous plants, the cobra lily is adapted to supplementing its nitrogen requirements through carnivory, which helps to compensate for the lack of available nitrogen in such habitats. (Kimi]]> 2018-02-23 15:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234746715 Water wheel plant lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234936825 waterwheel plant, is the sole extant species in the flowering plant genus Aldrovanda of the family Droseraceae. The plant captures small aquatic invertebrates using traps similar to those of the Venus flytrap. The traps are arranged in whorls around a central, free-floating stem, giving rise to the common name. This is one of the few plant species capable of rapid movement. (Kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 00:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234936825 Mouse eating pitcher plant lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234937138  A giant plant that can gobble up bugs and even rodents has been discovered in Southeast Asia.
 The carnivorous plant (nepenthes attenboroughii) was found by researchers atop Mt. Victoria, a remote mountain in Palawan, Philippines. (Kimi)
]]> 2018-02-24 00:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234937138 Utricularia lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234937656 A plant named for its tiny bladders, or utricles. 
 Utricularia often lives in open water, but again where the nutrient concentration is relatively low. One common habitat is in the nutrient-poor bog lakes. In the open water, it supplements its nutrients by trapping insects in a bladder that is like a suction bulb (Figure 1, Figure 4, and Figure 5). Tiny hairlike projections at the opening of the bladder are sensitive to the motion of passing organisms like Daphnia (water fleas). When they are stimulated, these hairs cause the flattened bladder to suddenly inflate, sucking in water and the passing animal and closing a trap door after it.  (Kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 00:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234937656 Ivy https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234939802 Ivy, any plant of the genus Hedera, with about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs), in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). The name ivy especially denotes the commonly grown English ivy (H. helix), which climbs by aerial roots with adhering disks that develop on the stems. English ivy is frequently planted to clothe brick walls. The stems bear leaves with three to five lobes; as the stems reach the top of their support, they become horizontal or hang, sometimes developing entire leaves and small greenish flowers. Numerous cultivated and geographical varieties of H. helixexist, including many with variegated leaves. Native to Europe and much of Asia, this genus has been introduced into many parts of the world.


Many varieties of ivy are cultivated in gardens. Growing them is an extremely simple matter, as they will thrive in a poor soil and endure a considerable depth of shade, so that they may with advantage be planted under trees. For example, the common Irish ivy (a variety of H. helix) is often used as a ground cover beneath large trees where grass has difficulty in thriving. A strong light is detrimentalto the growth of ivy, but there are few hardy plants that may be compared with it for variety and beauty that will endure shade equally well. Ivies, in their many forms, are also popular houseplants.


A question of practical importance is the relation of the ivy plant to its means of support. A moderate growth of ivy is not injurious to trees; still, the tendency is from the first unfavourable to the prosperity of the tree, and at a certain stage it becomes deadly. Therefore the growth of ivy on trees should be kept within reasonable bounds. In regard to buildings clothed with ivy, there is nothing to be feared as long as the plant does not penetrate the substance of the wall by means of any fissure. Should it thrust its way in, its natural and continuous expansion hastens the decay of the structure. For unrelated plants called ivies, see Boston ivy; poison ivy.

Kavan Yeo

]]> 2018-02-24 01:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234939802 plants sunflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234943702 a sunflower is a living annual it needs full sun to grow well,it can grow to 3 meters tall,with a flower head that can grow up to 30 cm wide,it is a plant of the asteraceae family,it is also a very yellow plant it has a very nice smell and you ca even find bees in the nectar of the flower the sunflowers are native to north america to become a cultivated crop]]> 2018-02-24 02:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234943702 Cephalotus lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234955061 Cephalotus to describe the head of the anthers)[2] is a genus which contains one species, Cephalotus follicularis the Australian pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant. The pit-fall traps of the modified leaves have inspired the common names for this plant, which include Albany pitcher plant, Western Australian pitcher plant, or fly-catcher plant. (Kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 07:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234955061 Drosera lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234956702 Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species.[1] These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica.[2Kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 07:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234956702 Byblis lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234957925 Byblis /ˈbɪblɪs/ is a small genus of carnivorous plants, sometimes termed the rainbow plants for the attractive appearance of their mucilage-covered leaves in bright sunshine. Native to western Australia, it is the only genus in the family Byblidaceae. The first species in the genus was described by the English botanist Richard Anthony Salisbury in 1808. Eight species are now recognized (Kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 08:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234957925 birdcatcher tree. lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234958553 Bird catching tee is a small tree, spreading to 6 metres (20 ft) or more tall. The wood is soft and the branches are brittle. The large leaves are opposite or ternate, glabrous, and glossy, entire (simple with smooth margins), and obtuse to rounded at apex. The inflorescence is paniculate, many-flowered, and the flowers are unisexual. The very sticky fruits, in which small birds are often trapped, are narrowly ellipsoidal, and 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long, having five ribs Kimi]]> 2018-02-24 08:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234958553 Hibiscus https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234962391 A hibiscus is a flowering plant. Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae family. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. 


Ray Chard]]> 2018-02-24 09:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234962391 Birds Nest Fern https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234963685 A bird nest fern is a non- flowering plant. They usually grow on big trees. A birds nest fern is an epiphytic species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, eastern Australia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Christmas Island, India, and eastern Africa.

Ray Chard]]> 2018-02-24 09:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234963685 Venus flytrap lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234988889  The Venus flytrap (also referred to as Venus's flytrap or Venus' flytrap), Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina.[3] It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if another contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption. (kimi)]]> 2018-02-24 14:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/234988889 Pitcher plant lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235039533 Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher plants are created from modified leaves; however they are not simply folded into a tube, and the process is far more complex. They attract insects by using sweet, delicious nectar causing them to drown in it (KIMI)]]> 2018-02-25 01:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235039533 Heliamphora lindachiangsc https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235040344 The genus Heliamphora (/hɛliˈæmfərə/ or /hiːliˈæmfərə/; Greek: helos "marsh" and amphoreus "amphora") contains 23 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America.[1] The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun". In fact, the name derives from helos, meaning marsh, so a more accurate translation of their scientific name would be marsh pitcher plants.[2] Species in the genus Heliamphora are carnivorous plants that consist of a modified leaf form that is fused into a tubular shape. They have evolved mechanisms to attract, trap, and kill insects; and control the amount of water in the pitcher. At least one species (H. tatei) produces its own proteolytic enzymes that allows it to digest its prey without the help of symbiotic bacteria.(Kimi)


]]> 2018-02-25 01:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235040344 daffodil https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235077625 daffodils are hardy and easy perennials in most region of north america,except south florida.daffodils are a fall planted bulb,so plant them in autumn and they will bloom in late winter or early spring.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-25 11:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235077625 dandelion https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235078455 dandelion greens are high in fibre,which helps your body shed waste. these greens also contain vitamin C and B6,thiamin, riboflavin,calcium,iron,
potassium and manganese.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-25 12:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235078455 primrose https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235079094 primroses indoors are very susceptible to root rot,so it is important to keep them moist but not too moist.for proper primrose indoor care,water as soon as the top of the soil feels dry,but do not allow the soil to dry out as they will wilt and die quickly in dry soil.primroses indoors also need humidity.
CAYENNE LEE]]> 2018-02-25 12:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235079094 frangipani https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235080612 Mature frangipanis can grow to around 6m high and 5m wide, although older trees can be taller in tropical climates. They grow slowly, only about 20cm per year. This, along with their small root ball, makes them ideal for planting around pools, in planter beds, containers and beside walls, as there is no fear the roots will harm any structures. If they become top heavy they can be pruned without fear of failure. Trees around pools can be trained to tilt from a young age giving the impression the tree is leaning over and hugging the pool.
CAYENNE LEE

]]> 2018-02-25 12:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235080612 lobster claws https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235080910 lobster claw plant is no exception,with large, brightly hued bracts that cluster up a stem.heliconia lobster claw is also called a parrot flower and has inconsiquential tiny flowers covered by the showy bracts.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-25 12:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235080910 Bougainvillea https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235081570 Bougainvillea is a popular tropical and sub-tropical ornamental flower, belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae. The plant family Nyctaginaceae family consists of 28 genera and 250 species. Spectacular bougainvillea of different varieties have been cultivated and used in landscaping Singapore and establishing it as a garden city.

 It is an evergreen woody climber (vine) growing to a maximum of 7 m.  In cool or dry weather conditions, it can become semi-deciduous. Overgrown shoots of the plant attach themselves to surrounding areas that can be a good support base with the help of woody thorns.


Lucas Ritchie (25)

]]> 2018-02-25 12:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235081570 west indian lantana https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235081846 The small-growing, bushy West Indian Lantana is very popular in local gardens and on balconies and patios. Ideally, the plant is kept in a pot, as it is hardy only limitedly and in very mild areas without any frosts. However, because of its colourful blossoms it also looks beautiful as a houseplant during the winter months. However, it can definitely move to the outside in the warm months.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-25 12:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235081846 bougainvillea https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235082252 bougainvillea are relatively pest-free plants,but they may suffer from snails worms and aphids.the larvae of some lepidoptera species also use them as food plants,for example the giant leopard moth.
CAYENNE LEE]]> 2018-02-25 12:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235082252 Papaya Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235082299 The papaya is widely distributed in most tropical countries and islands, where it thrives in the warm climate.  Papaya plants are extremely common in Singapore and are often cultivated in private gardens. 


Lucas Ritchie (25)




]]> 2018-02-25 12:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235082299 Mosses https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235083212 Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves.

Moss is used in bonsai to cover the soil and enhance the impression of age.

Moss is also used in gardens and rooftops of the houses.

Neo Tong An (3SI)]]> 2018-02-25 12:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235083212 Morning Glory https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235086632 Morning Glories are fast growing, annual flowering vines. They are in the same botanical family as sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), but they do not produce edible tubers. The brightly colored flowers have a slight fragrance and are popular with butterflies and hummingbirds. The vines grow by clinging with tendrils.


  • Leaves: The long vines have bright green heart-shaped leaves and slender tendrils that cling to supports and just about anything else they encounter.
  • Flowers: Morning glory flowers are trumpet-shaped, in shades of pink, white, magenta, purple-blue and bi-colors. The buds are twirled up tightly and unfold when the sun hits them, in the morning.

Neo Tong An (3SI)
]]> 2018-02-25 13:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235086632 Butterfly Pea https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235087649 Butterfly pea is a flowering plant.The flower is blue in colour. It has leaves, stem, roots and fruits. It can be found in Southeast Asia countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. It is commonly used for Malay cooking by extracting its colour. It can also be used it to make butterfly pea Gwee tea. Some people also eat the plant to enhance their memories. 
Quek Meng Kiat 3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-25 13:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235087649 Mimosa Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235292069 Mimosa pudica is also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, Dormilones, touch-me-not or shy plant. The leaves will fold inward and droop when touched or shaken. This is to defend themselves from harm and the leaves will re-open a few minutes later.  It grows mostly in undisturbed shady areas, under trees or shrubs.

Koh Yan Ting (3SI)
]]> 2018-02-26 11:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235292069 Orchid (Vanda Miss Joaquim) https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235296812
Orchid is a national flower

Megan Goh      (26)]]> 2018-02-26 11:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235296812 Rafflesia Flower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235299770  Rafflesia is a parasitic flowering plants. It contains approximately 28 species all found in Southeast Asia, mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.It was first discovered by Louis Deschamps  in Java between 1791 and 1794. It was later found in the  Indonesian rainforest in Bengkulu,Sumatra by an Indonesian guide working for Joseph Arnold in 1818 and named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.

The plant has no stems, leaves or true roots.  The only part of the plant that can be seen outside the host vine is the five-petalled flower. In some species, such as Rafflesia arnoldii, the flower may be over 100 cm in diameter, and weigh up to 10 kg.  The flowers look and smell like rotting flesh, hence its local names which translate to "corpose flower" or "meat flower". The foul odor attracts insects such as flies, which transport pollen from male to female flowers.

Koh Yan Ting (3Si)
]]> 2018-02-26 12:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235299770 Creepers https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235302402 creepers are very tall because they climb on top of trees and they can even climb up rocks and walls


( Isabelle Han )
( 13 )]]> 2018-02-26 12:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235302402 Frangipani https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235313516 There are lots of frangipani in Singapore. Frangipani needs lots of sunlight to flower. The flower is most fragrant at night so as to attract insect to pollinate 
them. 

Joi Ong (32)
3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235313516 Roses https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235316395 There are about 100 species of roses.  Out of so many colors there are no black roses.  Roses also grow fruit called the rose hip. They are shaped like berries and dark red in color
Joi Ong (32)
3 Sincerity ]]> 2018-02-26 13:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235316395 Flame of the forest https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235317079 Flame of the forest does not give birth. They reproduce in a different way, usually using flowers. Seeds are created rather than babies. The seeds need to be in soil/moisture to germinate and grow into a new plant.
Travis Lim(22)
3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235317079 Water lily https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235322913 Water lilies can be grown in a tub on the patio or in ponds of any size. They grow from tubers planted in pots beneath the water and send up stems with rounded leaves and star-shaped blossoms that float on the surface.
Travis Lim (22)
3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235322913 Cactus https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235324694 many cacti do grow in very dry areas which might be known as deserts. The giant saguaro grows in the Sonoran Desert. This is the second largest desert in North America covering parts of California and Arizona and stretching over the border to Mexico.
Travis Lim(22)
3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235324694 Venus fiytrap https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235326780 Food for Large Leaves. Feed larger Venus flytrap leaves adult crickets, ants, small beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, millipedes, sowbugs and suitably sized slugs. In their native habitat, Venus flytraps don't often capture flies, but instead many kinds of crawling insects, such as beetles and ants.
Travis Lim (22)
3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235326780 Sunflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235328630 Sunflowers feed off the water in the Earth and the light of the Sun. Being autotrophs, they do not actually eat anything, but make their own food through photosynthesis.
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]]> 2018-02-26 13:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235328630 Mangrove https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235331946 Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235331946 Jackfruit https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235334362 The jackfruit is believed indigenous to the rain forests of the Western Ghats of India. It spread early on to other parts of India, southeast Asia, the East Indies and ultimately the Philippines. It is often planted in central and eastern Africa and is fairly popular in Brazil and Surinam.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235334362 Rose https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235336022 Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235336022 Dandelion https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235337231 Dandelions are perennial, herbaceous plants that grow best in moist, sunny areas found in all parts of the northern temperate zone. The plant grows year round but goes dormant in areas that experience a cold winter. The dandelion taproot, thick, sturdy and dark brown, can penetrate the soil up to 10 to 15 feet.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235337231 Apple tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235338197 The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235338197 Cherry tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235339013 In the United States, most sweet cherries are grown in Washington, California,Oregon, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Important sweet cherry cultivars include Bing, Ulster, Rainier, Brooks, Tulare, King, and Sweetheart.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235339013 Blueberry bush https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235340754 Blueberry growing regions. Blueberry bushes can pop up all over the U.S., and while 38 states grow blueberries commercially, ten states account for more than 98% of U.S. commercial production: California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-26 13:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235340754 Plants Cornflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235742471 Cornflower's are flowering plants . They grow  on land.The cornflower was Estonia's national flower since 1968 and symbolizes daily bread to Estonians. They are annual plants and grow 40-90 cm tall with grey green branch stamps. Their stems are lanceolate , 1-4 cm long. The flower heads have blue, pink or white rays that are attractive to butterflies. 
      Germaine  Ng (30) 3 Si]]> 2018-02-27 06:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235742471 Plants Golden Wattle https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235746262 Golden Wattle is Austrailia's national flower. They are flowering plants .They grow on land. Golden Wattles grow in a tree that is 3-8 m in height. The bark is generelly  dark brown to grey-smooth in younger plants though it can be furrowed and rough in older ones. 
Germaine Ng (30) 3 Si]]> 2018-02-27 07:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235746262 Plants Cherry Blossom https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235748808 Cherry Blossom's are Japan's national flower. They are flowering plants and they grow on land.In Japan, Cherry Blossoms symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming. An average Japanese Cherry Blossom is around 25 feet tall , while some can grow to 50 feet
tall with a 40-feet wide canopy.
Germaine Ng (30)]]> 2018-02-27 07:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235748808 Plants Edelwiess https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235751803 Edelweiss are Austria's national flower.They are flowering plants and they grow on land. Edelweiss can grow from 3-20 cm in the wild and up to 40 cm in cultivation.Each bloom consists five to six small yellow clustered spikel -florets surrounded by fuzzy white petals in double star formation.
Germaine Ng (30)]]> 2018-02-27 07:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235751803 Plants Linnaea https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235756286 Linnaea's are Sweden's national flower.They are flowering plants and they grow on land. Linnaea's grow to 20-40 cm long with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves 3-10 milimeteres long and 2-7 mm broad. The flowering stems curve erect, to 4-8 cm tall . Linnaea's are leafless plants
Germaine Ng (30) 3Si]]> 2018-02-27 08:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235756286 Angsana https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235760208  Angsana. A large deciduous tree that grows up to 40m in height. Crown is dense, dome-shaped, wide-spreading & drooping. Leaves are simple pinnate compound. Flowers are yellow and occur in large bunches of 15-30 cm long. Fruits are flattened, disc-like pods with papery wings about 5cm in diameter.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-27 08:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235760208 Coconut tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761016 The main coconut-producing area in the Middle East is the Dhofar region of Oman, but they can be grown all along the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea coasts, because these seas are tropical and provide enough humidity (through seawater evaporation) for coconut trees to grow.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-27 08:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761016 plants protea https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761269 Protea's are Africa's national flower . They are flowering plants and they grow on land .They were name on 1700. There are 1500 different species of Proteas.]]> 2018-02-27 08:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761269 Maize Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761667 Maize (called corn in the United States, Canada, and Australia) is the most widely produced crop in the world. This cereal, which originated in Mexico, is now grown in at least 164 countries around the world with a total production of more than 1 billion metric tons in 2013.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-27 08:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235761667 Maple trees https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235762015 Maple. Acer /ˈeɪsər/ is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple. The genus is placed in the Sapindaceae family. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northernAfrica, and North America.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-27 08:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235762015 Tomato plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235762307 Because of the long growing season needed for this heat-loving crop, several states in the US Sun Belt became major tomato-producers, particularly Florida and California. In California, tomatoes are grown under irrigation for both the fresh fruit market and for canning and processing.
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3 Sincerity]]> 2018-02-27 08:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235762307 Birds nest fern https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235763490 Bird's-nest fern is a common name applied to several related species of epiphytic ferns in the genus Asplenium. They grow in a tight, nest-like clump with a lingulate leaf rosette and are usually epiphytic ,growing in trees. Species known as bird's nest fern include: A. nidus (bird's-nest fern)
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3 Sinceity]]> 2018-02-27 08:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235763490 Dumbcane https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235764645  The large and showy dieffenbachia can be the perfect living decoration for the home or office. When you learn how to care for a dieffenbachia plant, you'll find it to be quite adaptable. Read here for growing tips.

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]]> 2018-02-27 08:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235764645 Plants Kowhai https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235764832 Kowhai's are New Zealend national flower. They  are flowering plants and they grow on land.
Most species of kōwhai grow to around 8 m high and have fairly smooth bark with small . (0.5–0.7 cm long by 0.3–0.4 cm wide) and flowers (2.5–3.5 cm long) , which has leaves of 1–2 cm long and flowers that are 3–5 cm long.


The very distinctive seed pods that appear after flowering are almost segmented, and each contains six or more smooth, hard seeds. Most species have yellow seeds, but Sophora prostrata has black ones. 

 
]]> 2018-02-27 08:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235764832 Dieffenbachia flower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235765255 The flowers are insect pollinated. If fruit develops, it is berry-like in appearance. Dieffenbachia seldom flower indoors, and the blooms are not showy. Dieffenbachia flower (Photo: National Agricultural Pest Information System) Dieffenbachia troubles. Yellowing and dropping off of lower leaves ---- overwatering. Plant rots off .
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]]> 2018-02-27 08:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235765255 Plants peony https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235766992 Peony is the national flower of China. They are flowering plants and they grow on land. All Paeoniaceae are deciduous or perenniel shrubs, with thick storage roots and thin roots for gathering water and minerals. Some species are caespitoes because the crown produces adventitous buds, while others have stolons. They have rather large compound leaves without glands and stipules and with anomocytic stomataa In the woody species the new growth emerges from scaly buds on the previous flush or from the crown of the rootstock. ]]> 2018-02-27 08:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235766992 Fern https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235772248 A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. they differ from mosses by being vascular ,i.e. ,having certain tissue that conducts water and nutrients , and having branched  stems .

( ISABELLE HAN )

( 13 )]]> 2018-02-27 09:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235772248 Climbers https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235779317 climbing plants are plants which climb up trees and other tall objects. Many of them are vines whose stems twine around trees and branches .There are quite a number of other methods of climbing . The climbing habit has evolved many times. ... Bines ,  which twine their stems around a support.
( ISABELLE HAN )
( 13 )]]> 2018-02-27 09:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235779317 Lily https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235784690 Lily  is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs , all with large prominent flowers . Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature world .
( Isabelle Han )
( 13 ]]> 2018-02-27 10:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235784690 Pong pong tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235786620  Tree up to 15m tall, but in Singapore usually shorter. Bark fissured, flaky, grey to brown with lenticels. Produces a white sap. 

Leaves (12-30cm long) oval, dark green and glossy, held in dense spirals at the tips of the twigs. Flowers (about 5cm) white appearing at the tips of the twigs. Fruits (5-7cm) spherical or ovoid, with 1-2 seeds. First green then pink, rosy purple and finally black. The fruits float are dispersed by water. When they wash up, often only the fibrous husk is left, around a hard stone. 

Geak Boon (11)]]> 2018-02-27 10:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235786620 Ginger Lily https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235787928  These herbs lack true stems, but have pseudostems usually up to about 3 meters long which are composed of the overlapping leaf sheaths. A few species have been known to reach 8 meters. They grow from thick rhizomes. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong. The inflorescence takes the form of a spike, a panicle, or a raceme. It may be hooded in bracts and bracteoles. The flower has a shallowly toothed calyx which is sometimes split on one side. The flower corolla is a cylindrical tube with three lobes at the mouth, the middle lobe larger and hoodlike in some taxa. There is one fertile stamen and two staminodes, which are often joined into a petal-like labellum, a structure that is inconspicuous in some species and quite showy in others. The fruit is a rounded, dry or fleshy capsule. The plants are generally aromatic due to their essential oils. 

Geak Boon (11)]]> 2018-02-27 10:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235787928 Carnation https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235789931  Dianthus caryophyllus , the carnation or clove pink , is a species of Dianthus . It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unkown due to extensive cultivation for the 2,000 years.
 
( Isabelle )
 ( 13 )]]> 2018-02-27 10:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235789931 Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235790414  Jasminum sambac is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers may be used as a fragrant ingredient in perfumes and jasmine tea. It is known as the Arabian jasmine in English. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as sampaguita, as well as being one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as melati putih. 

Geak Boon (11)]]> 2018-02-27 10:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235790414 Xiao Bai Cai https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235791394 This delicate and sweet vegetable contains anti-cancer properties and a variety of essential minerals. It is actually a member of the cabbage family. Country of Origin: Malaysia 

Geak Boon(11)]]> 2018-02-27 10:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235791394 Papaya https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235793103 The papaya is a small, sparsely branched plant, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. The leaves are large, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter, deeply palmately lobed, with seven lobes. All parts of the plant contain latex in articulated laticifers. Unusually for such large plants, the plant are dioecious. The flowers are 5-parted and highly dimorphic, the male flowers with the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. Male and female flowers are borne in the leaf axils, the males in multiflowered dichasia, the female flowers is few-flowered dichasia. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night and are moth-pollinated. The fruit is a large berry about 15–45 cm (5.9–17.7 in) long and 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in diameter. It is ripe when it feels soft and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue.

Geak Boon (11)]]> 2018-02-27 10:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235793103 Sunflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235794910  Helianthus or sunflower L. is a genus of plants comprising about 70species in the family Asteraceae . The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers .]]> 2018-02-27 10:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235794910 Hibiscus https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235807188 Hibiscus is a genus of  flowering plants in the  family , Malvaceae .  The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are  to warm temperate,  subtropical and  tropical regions throughout  the world.
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( 13 )]]> 2018-02-27 11:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235807188 pagoda https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235855745 pagoda flower is an erect, open semiwoody shrub with large evergreen leaves and huge showy clusters of orange-red or scarlet flowers held above the foliage.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-27 13:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235855745 madagascar tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235856959 Six species live in the drier parts of Madagascar, two in mainland Africa, one in Australia and three in India, Ranchi. The baobab is the national tree of Madagascar. Other common names include 'boab', 'boaboa', 'bottle tree', 'the tree of life', 'upside-down tree', and 'monkey bread tree'.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-27 13:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235856959 tembusu https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235857852 the tembusu is a large evergreen tree in the family gentianaceae. it is native to southeast asia. its trunk is dark brown,with deeply fissured bark,looking somewhat like a bitter gourd.it grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high.its leaves are light green and oval in shape.its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-27 13:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235857852 heavenly hydrangeas https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235871849 hydrengea is a genus of 70-75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern asia and the americas.by far the greatest species diversity is in eastern asia,notably china,japan and korea.
CAYENNE LEE 3SI]]> 2018-02-27 14:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235871849 Roses https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235987786 Giving yellow roses can tell someone the joy they bring you and the happiness you share. A white rose stand for innocence, purity and charm. In the world, black roses don’t exist.

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]]> 2018-02-27 16:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/235987786 Sunflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236000330 Helianthus annulus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb if the genus Helianthus grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits. This sunflower species is also used as bird, as livestock forage.

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]]> 2018-02-27 16:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236000330 Sunflower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236351181 The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). ..The term “Sunflower seed”is actually a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp(hull).Botanically speaking,it is a cypsela.When dehulled,the edible remainder is called the sunflower kernel or heart. 
(Clarisa Teh)3si]]> 2018-02-28 12:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236351181 Watermelon plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236363060 Watermelon plants are a flowering plants.the watermelon plants will grow to a flower and the watermelon will grow.
(Clarisa Teh)3si]]> 2018-02-28 13:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236363060 Watermelon plants https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236365407 Watermelon plants are flowering plants.At first the seed of the watermelon plant will grow to a flower than it will grow into a watermelon .
(Clarisa Teh)3si

]]> 2018-02-28 13:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236365407 Strawberry plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236367340 The strawberry plants is a flowering plant .Strawberry plants make really Long stems that climb up walls ror lie on grounds 
(Clarisa Teh)3si]]> 2018-02-28 13:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236367340 Onion plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236842304 Onion is a flowering plant.It will grow to a flower to a onion.The onion will grow to a onion leaves.And we can go and cut them and fries and eat.
(Clarisa teh)3si]]> 2018-03-01 11:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/236842304 Lilly flower https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/237362009 Symbolizing humility and devotion lilies are the 30th anniversary .
(Clarisa Teh)3i]]> 2018-03-02 12:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/237362009 Durian plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/237366664 The durian is the fruit of several tree spcies belonging to the genus Durio.There are 30recognised Durio spcies,at least nine of which produce edible fruit,and over 300 named Varieties in Thiland in ,120 in Indonesia,and 100in Malaysia.
(Clarisa Teh)3si]]> 2018-03-02 12:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/237366664 Money Plant https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239551647
  • Money plant (Lunaria annua), also known as “Honesty”, is an herbaceous biennial in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is usually grown for the coin-like, silvery, translucent seed pods that are used in dried flower arrangements. However, the colorful effect of the magenta flowers from a grouping of plants is quite magnificent. The ½-inch flowers are pleasantly fragrant and make for excellent cut flowers. There is also a less commonly encountered white-flowered variety.(KAVAN YEO)
    • ]]>     2018-03-08 09:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239551647     Apple Tree https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239554644


    • Apple trees are large if grown from seed. Generally apple cultivars are propagated by grafting onto rootstocks, which control the size of the resulting tree. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different cultivars are bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, eating raw and cider production. Trees and fruit are prone to a number of fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruit's genome was sequenced as part of research on disease control and selective breeding in apple production.


    • Worldwide production of apples in 2014 was 84.6 million tonnes, with China accounting for 48% of the total.
    (Kavan Yeo)
    ]]>     2018-03-08 09:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239554644     Green Seaweed https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239557340 Where seen: Green seaweeds are commonly seen on many of our shores. Some grow on boulders, coral rubble and other hard surfaces. Others are found entwined around seagrasses.

    Like other seaweeds, some green seaweeds are seasonal (such as sea lettuce, or the hairy green seaweed, Bryopsis .). Sometimes one kind of seaweed can be so abundant that it blankets vast areas of a shore in a green carpet. A few weeks later, the shore may be bare of this seaweed.

    Features: Green seaweeds are, well, green! They may be grass-green or slightly greyish, but they are seldom yellowish as some red and brown seaweeds are. Green seaweeds have similar chlorophyll pigments as those found in land plants. In fact, it is widely believed that land plants arose from green algae.

    Green algae are found in most habitats, not just in the sea. There are about 8,000 species ranging from microscopic algae (some of which may be growing on your bathroom walls right now) to delicate freshwater weeds found in rivers and lakes, and the large green seaweeds in the sea.

    Green seaweeds come in a wide range of shapes: translucent bubbles, flat sheets, hard flattened coins, bunches of long thin filaments, bunches of grapes, branched furry stems, coiled strips and more!

    Sometimes confused with seagrasses. Some feathery green seaweeds are also confused for one another. Here's more on how to tell apart green seaweeds that look like grapes, and different feathery green seaweedsand feathery green seaweeds and seagrasses.

    Human uses: Many green seaweeds are eaten directly by people. In the Philippines, sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera) is cultivated as food and sold fresh or salted. Some species are used as feritilisers and additives in animal feed (poultry, cattle, fish).

    Unlike brown seaweeds and red seaweeds, green seaweeds are not a major source of extracts used commercially.

    ]]>     2018-03-08 09:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/239557340     Bird's Nest Fern https://padlet.com/yap_joo_koon/3Si_Plants/wish/244940508   The bird’s-nest fern (Asplenium nidus) is a large, leafy fern commonly found on wayside trees in Singapore, particularly the rain tree.1The fern, which grows at the base of large branches, has a unique ability to trap water and develop its own store of humus.

    Description
          The bird’s-nest fern is an epiphyte plant that can be found in Asia, Australia, and Africa.
       It has a stout erect rhizome (stem) that bears a rosette of simple leaves (fronds) to form a “nest”. The stem is usually not visible from the top. Beneath the nest of fronds is a large, spongy mass of roots. The nest traps fallen leaves and other debris, which eventually decompose to become humus. When it rains, large quantities of water are absorbed by the sponge of roots. In this way, the plant is self-sufficient in acquiring its food and water, so much so that it provides a habitat for the growth of other ferns and mosses, and even home for small animals.

          The fronds can grow to a length of more than a metre and a width of about 20 cm, with the whole plant extending about two metres across. The leaves are in a shiny light-green colour, with a smooth, sometimes wavy-edged, blade as well as a prominent black midrib. The sporangia – sacs that produce spores for reproduction – are found on the underside of the fronds in parallel rows inclined at 45 deg to the midrib. The fern produces plentiful spores that are dispersed by wind.

    In some Malay rural areas, the plant is believed to have supernatural properties, or the home of the langsuir, a mythical female banshee hostile to pregnant women.

    Usage and potential
    Food: The bird’s-nest fern is non-poisonous and occasionally eaten by aboriginal tribes in Malaysia.

    Medicine: There are several medicinal uses of the bird’s-nest fern by the Malaysian native tribes. Infusion of the fronds is used to ease labour pains. The leaves can also be pounded in water and used as a lotion to treat fever. Two young fronds can be eaten when they are still coiled as a contraceptive, and tea made from fronds can be used for general weakness.

    Other uses: The fern is commercially valuable and exploited as an ornamental. It can be grown on the ground as landscape design. It is also a popular houseplant in Singapore, as they are inexpensive and easy to cultivate.

    (Kavan Yeo)
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