Cathranthus Plant, The Abandoned Flower Plant

The abandoned plant…seriously? Yeah, that’s the truth. Even if these plants have a beautiful flowers and colors, but in another world no one care about this plant. Wow…sounds pity and terrible. Yeah, I feel pity too. How it happened, and why? I am not sure how to answer this question, but I can give you one word, ‘cause some people thought, they are just usual plant and nothing.

Long time ago, when I was a kid, I loved to ride a bike any where I wanted to go. A lot of trees beside the street, yeah it was a big tree. Beside the trees, a lot of wild flowers and plants around the tree. And yeah, one of the wild flower plant was Catharanthus Plant. Oh, really? yes it is! I saw white and pink Catharanthus flower. Yeah two colors but it was look nice view at the time. ‘Cause butterfly loves them so much, flies around the flower. And one of my hobbies was chasing butterflies..haha Wow…it was  long time ago, and I missed it..

Catharanthus flower plant was wild plant around the street in my village long time ago. No one cared and grew this plant, but they were always grew with their seeds. They grew anywhere their wanted. Sometimes grew on the street, or sometimes just grew on villager yards. When they grew, we couldn’t to control them. If we cut one plant, then tomorrow another baby Catharanthus showed up, again, and again. Yes, it’s Catharanthus Plant guys…!

Many people in my village hated this plant. Why? They thought it was  terrible plant and nothing. Even if my father, yeah, my father didn’t like this flower too. I asked my father “Dad why you doesn’t like this flower, it is nice flower I like that..” My father said “ you know young lady…we can not control this plant, when they are growing on our yards, then we can stop them to produce seed. So they grow and grow everywhere..” Oh I understood.

After many year ago.. I live in Singapore, then I saw this flower plant in nursery or shop plant. I saw the price is much more expensive than I thought. One pot Catharanthus plant is about SGD 6. Wow, the abandoned flower plant in my village, and now they change my mind. Sometimes we do not know about something, when we think some thing does not do good, in another place it’s a good thing. Since that time, I have tried to grow this plant. I wonder, how beautiful they are…

Two years ago, I bought this plant. But they died, and died. Oh, I thought it was easy to grow, but they didn’t here (in Singapore). Yeah, I realized, no yards, no garden, it sounds difficult to grow some plant. I must try, and try…well who knows, now I have some Catharanthus plant. I grew them by seeds that I bought few months ago. I left some of my Catharanthus plant when we moved in another house. I am happy with this result.

Well..this plant is so colorful, many colors they have. And my life would be happy and colorful It’s amazing, and beautiful life. Even if it was a abandon plant in my village, but I promise, I always keep this plant on my mini garden. Yeah, just enough space that I can grow some flower and plant on my flat. I love this time, growing the seeds, and wait them all grow, and see, how beautiful its flowers Happy gardening!

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When My Ancestors Tells Me About Nature

Do you like flower and plant? What kind of flower you like, what kind of plant you like? I believe you are such a kind people who loves nature. Yeah, I love flowers and plants so much! Who told me about flower and plant? It’s my ancestor guys… Can’t you believe that, sometimes our ancestor told us about nature for many years ago.

I love grow flower and plant by seeds. Sometimes I grow my plant or flower by stems. Yeah, I bought my seeds, and you know, sometimes my kind neighbor gave me some stems of plant. And… one of my lovely friends sent me many seeds. Thanks my friend I love to grow some roots that maybe can make my life so beautiful. Why? ‘Cause I am very happy when I look my flower and plant. That’s very interesting things on my life.

You know, long time ago when I was kid, everyday I visited my grandma. Me and my brother were riding a bike every single evening to see our grandma that lived alone in her home. I helped her to cut some stems of Jasmine flower branch that had buds and ready to bloom. Yeah, my grandma loved Jasmine flower, and she grew Jasmine plant in her yards. She asked to put Jasmine flower stems into a glass that filled a little a bit water. My grandma never said anything. And I just did what she said.

One day, my grandma said, “someday when I am gone, do what I do. Take some stems of Jasmine flower into glass, let them bloom. It’s for your ancestor, to honor your ancestors”. At the time, I didn’t know what my grandma means is. Maybe I was to young to know about that. But I always remember what my grandma said, “Jasmine flower to honor our ancestors”.

Many years, after my grandma passed away, I realized about something, “Jasmine flower to honor my  ancestors”. I am trying to grow Jasmine flower plant. I bought it two years ago. When I see my Jasmine plant, I can see my grandma there. When my Jasmine blooms, I can feel my grandma smell it and smile there. Wow! Maybe it sounds crazy, but I know what my grandma meant… She was trying to teach me about nature. Just small thing, grow Jasmine flower plant.

It’s just Jasmine flower plant. But, it’s sounds important  for my life. How could I loves Jasmine flower if my grandma didn’t said anything. It is not about to honor our ancestors, it’s about to love nature too. Our ancestors loves nature, they are trying to tell us how beautiful your life with nature around you, flower, plant, and trees…

You know what? Maybe you won’t to believe this. This Jasmine flower is very expensive in the city where my friend resides, Jambi-Indonesia. One of my friend told me, the price is about Rp. 180.000; or SGD 17-SGD 18 , WHAT?! I was shocked! Why Jasmine flower plant is so expensive there. I bought two years ago in Singapore, just about SGD 6. You want to know? It is because of many people doesn’t care about nature again. When the people doesn’t care about nature, they don’t care about flower and plant around them again. No one grow Jasmine flower in their yards. So, the price is raising now…

Long time ago, my father grew some Jasmine flowers in his yards. Some of our neighbor grown too. At the time, it’s easy to find Jasmine flower plant. A lot of people grown them. But now it’s not easy to see Jasmine flower plant there. No one care about this plant! So, maybe when we want to grow Jasmine flower plant now, buy from the shop plant, you will be shocked, ‘cause the price of Jasmine flower plant is expensive. I can’t believe this thing…!

Now, I can see how beautiful my Jasmine plant. Even if I don’t have yards, but my Jasmine plant is there, in my mini garden. It’s growing well and blooms many times. I can smell it, very nice to smell it! I am happy, and I believe my grandma is happy too… of course our ancestors would feel happy

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