• A plant fanatic in Hawaii
• My dry tropics garden
• Hoe and shovel
• The lovely plants
• India garden

And although her’s is not a gardening blog, who can resist Pernille at Dunia ni Duara?

Also, a random picture of my nephew who enjoys my garden waaaaay more than I.

The blossom below is from the Calliandra surinamensis. The Suriname powderpuff.

Below, the Thunbergia grandiflora – White, blue and lavender.

A few bulbular friends make a showing …

These beauties are a world away from the dawn of a jackfruity day.

I like the half-dead snakeskin look of the Aristolochia littoralis - the Dutchman’s Pipe (below).

Strands of orange from the beautiful Heliconia psittacorum

Pops of red.

And finally the elderberry tree … well, kinda.

Thank you for taking my tour.

Until I get a name, I’m merely calling her Lavender Tongue.

This is the brillantaisia lamium, a sleeper weed that can be quite a problem for farmers.

I love these beautiful pops of yellow. This is a creeper, the Black-eyed Susan. Below is what it looks like up close.

The next weed is very, very common all over central Uganda. It grows in short spikes and is extremely difficult to uproot from my garden. No idea what it is called, thanks to my lack of interest in anything in my high school agriculture class.

The next set of weeds – I don’t think are true weeds. But what do I know? They’re pretty. I’m fickle. Research sucks.

Well that’s it for you mytwofriendswhoregularlyvisitthisblog. One more post left.

Thanks for dropping by.

I love nature, but keep the spiders away from meeeeeeekK!

I have never understood this display in the middle of a wannabe jungle, but it looks pretty, no?

The famous Bark Cloth Tree (false mvule, Antiaris toxicaria)

The knobbly knees of the Jambula tree. The local name, jambula, is taken from its more widely known name, Jambolan Java Plum (Syzygium cumini). It is native to the Indian sub-continent and would probably tell a great tale of its journey to Entebbe.

Elephant Apple from the Dillenia indica tree. The fruit smells very oniony and is used quite a bit in Indian chutneys and pickles. I took a couple of seeds to germinate.

I love the detail of the Eucalyptus

Marking the great yellowwood, polycarpus milaniianus

No identification for this fruit. Still asking, but couldn’t resist a picture of the shiny guava-like skin.

And speaking of guava …

Ever heard of the Strawberry Guava? Me neither.

It wasn’t flowering at the time unfortunately.

Aliens ahoy!

Thanks for visiting. Part deux tomorrow. If I can summon the strength for marginal web-based activity

]]> http://gardeninginsomnia.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/visiting-entebbe-botanical-gardens-pt-1-bark/feed/ 2 tumwijuke Arachno eek Landscapes 3 Barking up the wrong tree Jambolan javaplan Monkey fruit Eucalyptus citriondra Podocarpus Strange fruit 2 Strawberry guava Aliens ahoy http://gardeninginsomnia.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/at-laaaaaaast/ http://gardeninginsomnia.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/at-laaaaaaast/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:41:04 +0000 tumwijuke http://ugandaninsomniac.wordpress.com/?p=4551 ]]> I planted my Hippeastrum three years ago. Three years of waiting and tending the damn bulbs with no result. Finally! Finally!

The Hippeastrum is erroneously called the Amaryllis by many nurseries in Kampala. Make sure you identify it as such if you are purchasing bulbs.

The Hippeastrum grows well in tropical weather, although you should take care not to over-water it or to expose it to a full day of direct sunlight. Older plants produce bulbs that can be repotted for new plants. It also does really well as an indoor plant, although it is poisonous, so keep kitty away!

I care not for these ladies that must be wooed and prayed. Give me kind Amaryllis, the wanton country maid.

-Campion,Thomas
A Book of  Airs,’I Care Not for These Ladies’.

What crap

I have no idea. Right now, home is wonder. Home is comfort. Home is belonging.

Home is the beautiful flower arrangement that the staff at the BSF headquarters in San Antonio placed in my room everyday.