Pastel purple flowers of the Saitaceae magnifica assume a crowning glory effect over the Eugenia oleina tree. Location: Kambatik Park, Bintulu. |
It has been more than a year since the last post I made in this blog. I feel it is about time to complete this year with at least a post. It is not that the blog is not being attended to. More than that. I have been exceptionally busy with doing the Kambatik garden concepts in two other blogs as in here and here.
Today's posting is about the concept that I have experimented regarding the use of free-flowering woody climbers for big trees. In the tropical rainforest ecology such climbers are a crowning glory over the rainforest canopy. The species I used in Bintulu is the Saritacaea magnifica or Bignonia magnifica. This climber has masses of big purple flowers that blossom all year long. It is therefore a prime candidate for the Laman Kambatik 'crowning glory' plants.
Saritaceae magnifica/ Bignonia magnifica Family : Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae) |