However thorny it may be,
It still needs to quench its thirst,
To flower for everyone to see,
But without scent it will never be the first.
A flower without any scent or beauty,
Will be of no value to the eyes of many man;
A well-scented flower with beauty,
Will be loved by every single man.
Thus goes the same for anyone.
People with honour and dignity,
Will be loved and respected by everyone,
For as long as eternity.
Bamboo has long being regarded as a staple food for the Chinese and Japanese. Now it is gaining newfound popularity and being cultivated widely as cash crop in Europe as well as in the
Bamboo’s environmental value as a natural erosion barrier with its highly compact and intricately tangled root system is also worth mentioning. Bamboo also helps mitigate water pollution due to its high nitrogen consumption, making it the perfect solution for excess nutrient uptake of waste water from manufacturing, intensive livestock farming, and sewage treatment facilities.
There are more than a thousand species of bamboo around the world. Most have relative short growth cycle and can be harvested within 5 years. This is a high yield and highly renewable resource as the usage for the entire crop of bamboos hardly has any wastage.
Bamboo is known to have an infamous cooling effect on top of being an avid oxygen producing agent. A small strand of bamboo can generate enough oxygen to reduce the temperature of a garden by as much as ten degrees.
With the strength that rivals steel and a density that matches those of hardest woods, it is of no surprises that some varieties of bamboo are found to be rot-resistant and require little toxic chemical treatments.
Bamboo also has some medical uses. Secretion from bamboo is used internally to treat asthma, coughs, and can be used as an aphrodisiac. Ingredients from the root help treat kidney disease. Roots and leaves have also been used to treat venereal disease and cancer. Sap is said to reduce fever, and ash will cure prickly heat.
The Mickey Mouse Plant is sometimes known as Ochna Serrulata and was originated from
Flowers are bright yellow with five petals. These petals fall off, leaving five sepals which turn scarlet red when the fruits appear. Fruits are initially green, turning glossy black in summer with some resemblance to Mickey Mouse’s ears.
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi is distinguished by its rather plump, flattened inflorescence from which flowers with small petals emerge. This plant in my garden flowers almost continuously, and as older flowers fade, new flowers appear. Primary hybrids made with this species have been used to improve and give color to other generations of hybrids.
The most common color is yellowish green, and its markings are some variation of reddish brown or cinnamon colored bars, spots and blotches over all segments. The lip is white or near-white with parallel, reddish brown or cinnamon colored stripes on the lateral lobes and base of the column.
