Bougainvillea (bunga kertas)

Name: Bougainvillea
This guy is actually from America, to think that I thought that it was native to Malaysia.
The actual flowers are the three buds at the middle, while the 'petals' that surrounds it are actually 'bracts'- specialized leaves. These bracts were modified to attract pollinators, according to Wikipedia.
Size of each flower (diameter): 0.5 cm
Its can be quite tall, with the highest that I have seen measuring up to half of the height an adult human. But according to Wikipedia (surprise, surprise), it still has much more growth potential.

Spider Lily

Name: Spider Lily

Distance off the ground: 48 cm

Diameter of flower: 15 cm

Notable stuff: There is nectar right in the middle. I am 51% sure it's consumable since I tried it a few times without incident. But if there is something else inside except for the nectar, it is advisable not to test it. 

haitus

There will be a pause in posting right now due to some work that I will be doing. The deadline's June 30, so if I can't finish it before that, I'll be back; if I finish it, I will still be back.

sketches 3

The flower at the top is called a spider lily. Beside it is a dragonfly. I haven't identify the bird or the other flower on this page.

sketches 2

More sketches. The middle flowers, along with the spiny stems, are from the same plant. It is called Euphorbia Milii. I still haven't got the names of the other two flowers.

Sketches

This is my first page, they aren't very good, but please bear with me.
The fly on the top stopped at my shoe on my first day. Interestingly, it was big enough to see some details while sitting.
The collection of flowers are all of the same species, called the moss rose (portulaca grandiflora). The two spiny structures are the leaves of the moss rose.
The leaf with the spots is from a plant infected with tiny white bugs, staring at it was definitely gross.

Eight-legged guy

This guy's been living with us for two years, most of the time it just stays there. In case you're wondering why the place is cleaner than you would expect, and not full of webs from the two years of residence, my mom cleaned some off time to time.
Name: ?
Front legs to back: 3 cm
Sometimes, they would be remains of its dinners on my desk.

Mostly Plants...and slugs!

This isn't a plant. This means the slug, not the vegetable under it.
Name: Slug (if you somehow know the species, it would be nice if you told me *hint, hint*)
Head to tail: about 1.5 cm

The figures

Now, after my first flowery post, I've realized that I never had any measuring equipment with me before. Therefore, no numbers of any kind to keep track of it's size. So, tomorrow, I'm going to have a ruler with me, and then it's all figures, numbers, and figures.

UGP (unidentified ground plant)

I found this flower beside the path in the park. Make a guess how big this flower is.
Name: (unfortunately, I have no idea)
Looking from a certain angle, this flower looks like an elephant (head only), which is pretty ironic(see below)
Diameter(flower): c. 0.5 cm
Height(plant): c. 2 cm

Equipment

Pencils include B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B and 6B. I use 2B most of the time.

The camera is not in the picture. If it is, this picture won't be here.

the drawings

I tried to take pictures of my drawing book with my camera, but it was harder than I thought, since it is kinda messy.

First post

This blog will be about the plants every where. This blog will contain pictures, sketches, drawings and notes of plants. I am sorry if the archive is small at first, but I ensure you that it will expand. If you have a plant to share that by some reason, I do not have (cool, a grass species in the Arctic Circle!), message me and I'll add it.
Some of the plants are not identified yet (but me, not the botanist community), as some of them are small grasses/weeds that you see by the roads, paths, and in flower pots; but if you somehow recognize that particular grass/weed/flower/tree, I will be happy to accept your identification.