Periwinkle- "Catharanthus pusillus"

Locally called sada bahaar(all time bloom), periwinkle is a great perennial for any garden. It blooms profusely all through the year and comes in a variety of colors- baby pink, fuchsia pink, peach, white, blue, mauve and deep purplish pink. I've got baby pink, Fuchsia pink and white colors at present. What is best about periwinkle, is that it can grow literally out of a handful of soil, and well too. I saw one with flowers all over, growing out of a crack in the cement! You can enjoy the sights of your heart's desire! There are no smells. : p

The flowers uncurl like this

sweet succulent "Aptenia cordifolia"

I got this plant from the weekly garden galore at Sunday market.  It is a succulent with wee little pink flowers. I looked up its ID from the internet; its called Aptenia cordifolia. This plant has really glossy leaves and gives out shocking pink, 1-2 cm flowers. It does well with little water and about 3 to 4 sunlight hours are sufficient.

First there's a tiny shiny swelling on the plant,

then the swollen part bursts into a plump bud,

then the bud starts to open,

and finally it forms a full round, fringed flower.

This plant spreads horizontally to cover ground and makes a great filler. You can even trail it.

This plant needs little attention to make it grow well. It makes up for the lack of this attention by holding it the other way; by sporting its bright blooms.The flowers look kinda red in the pics but they're actually bright pink. 3 cheers. Here's for a great plant.

Pretty in Pink- Portulaca Grandiflora (also called Moss Rose)

this plant comes in cuttings.. you just stick in the stems and wait for the magic to stir up.. it loves the sun and does well with little water

  

 bud

 

pollen close-up

the 'wormy' plant- Amaranthus caudatus

Believe me this furry thing's nothing from the bio book...... it's a flower! YES!

I don't know the names of many of my plants, and would dearly love to (everyone is welcome to add a piece to my name-game). These plants that I'm focusing on are a really pretty sight in my little balcony garden. They have a spiral sort of bloom (at least I think it is the bloom) which is velvety in its feel and quite tough in its structure. I just love'em! There are three versions i have- red, yellow and pink.

 SATURDAY 24th JULY EDITTING: after a little search work i've found out that this plant is called Amaranthus caudatus