Zhu's Plant Journal Field observations
Notes
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2026-09-23
Dwarf pinwheel flowers on a park hedge
At a nearby park after the kids' dentist visit, I saw the dwarf pinwheel flowers on a hedge in beautiful bloom and took a few photos.
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2026-09-21
My kikko star cactus seedlings
I have sown star cactus many times, and most ran into trouble at around 2-inch-pot size. Only this kikko batch has kept growing steadily, and it has even produced a plant with yellow variegation.
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2026-09-17
The crown of thorns my mum brought home
A crown of thorns my mum brought home from a garden shop and planted in our garden. It has been in full bloom the whole time, so I photographed it.
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2026-09-16
Desert roses I grew from seed
Desert roses I sowed around 2023. They used to sit under shade cloth, and once I moved them outside into the open they kept getting fatter.
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2026-09-15
The white Phalaenopsis pulcherrima is in flower
A quick record of the white-flowered form in bloom, plus a few ways it differs from a typical Phalaenopsis.
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2026-09-15
The curled-leaf Hoya carnosa is in flower
Found the curled-leaf Hoya in flower while watering and photographed it in good light, plus notes on an easy plant that is easy to propagate.
