I have just put up the 2 feature articles on the Green Culture Singapore website for Oct 07. One was written by a fellow member of the forum, whose name is Albert, where he covered his own experience of growing moth orchids at his home’s balcony. The other one was written on the Indian Borage, penned by me. It was written to clarify the confusion Singaporeans have for this herb. It is not a mint!
Albert’s Phalaenopsis Growing Experience
URL: http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/oct07/oct07_albertphal.pdf
Albert, a member of the Green Culture Singapore discussion forum, focusses his efforts on the cultivation of Phalaenopsis orchids. He feels that, Phalaenopsis, with their broad leaves and elegant sprays of colourful blooms, are far more captivating than any other genera of orchids he has grown. Not only does he enjoy the beauty of these orchids, he likes to research, experiment with and learn all about them. In this article, Albert shares with readers how his Phalaenopsis plants are grown in relation to how some factors and constraints posed his home’s balcony where his plants are currently situated.
I am not a Mint!
http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/oct07/oct07_Plect_amboinicus.pdf
In Singapore, the Indian Borage is often mistakened as a type of mint. To make things worse, a rough search using the Internet search engine will yield has several confusing common names. Botanically, the Indian Borage is known as Plectranthus amboinicus and is a member of Lamiaceae and this herb is famed for its use as a cough remedy. Read on to find out how to grow this plant!
