Wednesday, February 5, 2014

periwinkle, young and old

 Periwinkle / kemunting cina


young  flowers


young and old flowers

Age is a question of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.  
~Leroy "Satchel" Paige


________bangchik and kakdah________
seri kembangan

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    1. yeap.... it seems periwinkle is the only plant that produces vinblastine, a drug widely used to treat cancers..... and appropriately Majlis Kanser Nasional / National Cancer Council Malaysia adopts periwinkle flower as its logo.

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  2. I love periwinkle.....kat PLUS highway from selatan ada tanam tepi toilet (tak igt which R&R)....lebat bunga dia...geram tgk....:)

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    1. Lynna, periwinkle will thrive in sandy areas. Kalau bela eluk2, buat pokok gantung pun boleh.... :) dan dibiarkan dahan terjuntai kebawah. Kat RnR tak perasan pulak ada....

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  3. Aha, periwinkle we know that plant in our country too. You have a very nice colour, we have mainly the blue one and a white and purple cultivar.

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    1. Janneke.., white and pink ones are common in Malaysia. Blue is rare...

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  4. Look so beautiful..we also just planted the same plant but white & light pink flower plants..3 days ago...the plant doesn't needs too much attention but keeps flowering or long...here in fiji they call it Sada bahar (forever flowering)

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    1. so its called Sada Bahar?... that surely describe periwinkle well, forever flowering,,,,, and the plants spread well, with lots of little seedlings around.

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  5. A lovely colour periwinkle. I'm more familiar with the blue variety

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  6. Sweet flower, never to wonder their name, now i know its called periwinkle.

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    1. yeap very sweet flower indeed. Its easy to grow and dutifully produces flower everyday..... non stop.

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  7. Youth is always better (unless you happen to be old).

    I have this periwinkle too, and it's a mixed blessing: it reseeds so easily and can overrun the place!

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    1. Yes periwinkle reseeds well, even now there are seedling around the base.

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  8. Once planted they will never desert the gardener. Forever generous.

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