Summer has come and gone. It is the beginning of Autumn. You can feel the chill in the morning and at night. So it is time for my Summer edition of the Floral Dairy, which is a document of our garden’s journey through the year. It also reflects the hard work of my wife. It includes flowers in our neighbourhood as well as our home city, London. But I strongly suggest that you watch the download version and watch it on a PC at home, as the Powerpoint contains some of the more exotic animations with can only be viewed on the PC with the latest Powerpoint Viewers. Seeing these flowers make life a little more acceptable. It reminds us how much human has changed the world by introducing new species to new places. It is also a story how of human has changed evolution, introducing new varieties and species of plants. It is an evidence that globalisation does not confine to commerce and industry alone. Ecology is going global.

1. A Floral Diary
Flowers from our garden and London 2014
First created 11 Apr 2014. Version 2.0 - 20 Aug 2014. Jerry Tse. London.
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2. February
Spring
Clivia, the first flowers I saw for the year. Clivia is very common in Malaysia. Originally they are from South Africa.

3. March
Crocus (genus – Crocus). It is the sign of Spring.

4. March
Magnolia (genus – Magnolia) an early flowering tree even before the leaves appear. The flowers are large.

5. March
White Cherry blossom (Genus – Prunus) and other ‘spring’ blossom of flowering trees are common sights in many
part of the world.

6. March
Red Robin - Photinia

7. April
Periwinkle – Vinca (Wild flower)

8. April
Three-cornered Leek or Wild garlic – Allium (Wild flower)

9. April
Yellow Crown Imperial - Fritillaria

10. April
Orange Crown Imperial - Fritillaria

11. April
Sweet pepperbush or Summersweet - Clethra

12. April
Pink Camellia - Camillia

13. April
White Camellia - Camillia

14. April
Pinkish Multi-layers Tulip - Tulipa

15. April
Red Tulip - Tulipa

16. April
Pleniflora – Kerria Japonica

17. April
Phalaenopsis Orchid - Orchis

18. Summe
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Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) produces small nodding flowers on a one-side inflorescence.
May

19. May
Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants. It was first discovered in the Caribbean island about 300 years ago. Today their
flowers can be found all over the world.

20. May
The herb, chives belongs to the edible onion genus. It flowers in late spring and early summer.

21. May
Iris germanica grows from a rhizome. It flowers between April to June.

22. May
An osteospermum cultivar, commonly called a Whirligig or Spoon Daisy with its distinctive petals.

23. May
Then the Rhododendron began to flower. First to appear was the pink rhododendron.

24. May
An inflorescence of white rhododendron.

25. May
Soon the golden yellow azalea followed. Azalea is closely related to rhododendron. They belong to the same plant
family. It is difficult to tell them apart. You have to look at the leaves and count the stigmas.

26. May
The mauve colour rhododendron variety.

27. May
Geranium, a sign of early Summer has arrived.

28. May
Choisya Ternate Sundance flowers only for a short period of time. They are native to New Mexico, Texas & Mexico.

29. May
This is also an osteospermum, often called the African Daisy, with colourful flowers and dark green leaves.

30. May
In mid-May we began to see the peony (Genus – Paconia). This is a traditional variety. Peony is a large flower.

31. May
A new variety of peony, with spherical flower and feathery centre.

32. May
Blue and white iris (Genus – Iris). Most common garden varieties grow from rhizomes.

33. May
White and yellow Dutch iris (Genus – Iris). They grow from bulbs. Natives to Western Europe, Algeria and Tunisa.

34. May
Blue and yellow Spanish iris is similar to the ‘Dutch’ variety.

35. June
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland.

36. May
Rose (Genus – Rosa) is a perennial woody shrub. This is the Amber Flush variety.

37. June
Carnation (Genus – Dianthus) probably native to the Mediterranean region. It has been cultivated for the last 2000 years

38. June
Crimson Pixie Asiatic Lily (Genus – Lilium).

39. Jun
Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) with its typical poppy capsule in the middle of the flower.

40. June
Dahlia (Genus – Dahlia) originally from Mexico, but also Central America and Colombia.

41. July
Begonia with white rims (Genus – Begonia) native to moist subtropical and tropical climates.

42. July
Bumble bee and lavender (Genus - Lavandula). Commercially cultivated for the extraction of essential oils.

43. July
Copper King Lily is a Trumpet Lily. This variety is called the African Queen.

44. July
Red Hot Poker (Genus – Kniphofia) native to Africa. The flowers produce copious nectar while blomming.

45. July
Hebe ‘Paula’ (Genus – Hebe) native to New Zealand, French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands and South America.

46. July
Delosperma cooperi (Genus Delosperma) commonly called Trailing Iceplant or “Pink Carpet” is a dwarf perennial
plant, native to South Africa.

47. July
Blue hydrangea (Genus – Hydrangea) native to Southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and
Indonesia).

48. July
Yellow Buttercups (Genus Ranunculus) poisonous to cows and other livestock. “Coyote’s Eyes” in America.

49. July
Pink Sweet Flowers (Lathyrus Latifolius) also called Pearl Pink is a nitrogen fixing plant therefore it grows easily.

50. July
Nerium oleander is toxic especially to dog and human. It is the most poisonous garden flowering plant.

51. July
Honeysuckles (Genus – Lonicera) are arching shrubs or twining vines. Approxiemate 100 species out of the total of
180 species occur in China.

52. July
African Lily (Agapanthus Africanus) natives of the Cape of Good Hope.

53. July
Gazania (Genus) Daybreak Bright Yellow, native to Southern Africa. They are large composite flowers.

54. July
Bougainvillea (Genus – Bougainvillea) is a vine, native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to
Argentina.

55. July
Yellow dahlia. Dahlia is native to Mexico and it is the official national flower.

56. July
A garden rose after rain.

57. July
Roses.

58. The
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2014 Summer edition