No they are not orchid pollens

They do look very similiar almost like Phal appendiculata pollens but they are not. These are seeds harvested from a fig half eaten by the birds. I am going to try and germinate them. These have been soaking for a day in water and half a day in a dilute solution of fungicide. It seems the good seeds with sink to the bottom after soaking while the not so good ones stay afloat. Those were discarded. The media will be some soil mixed with vermiculite and they will be left to gerimate in a bright area with a few hours of sun daily watering.....  maybe in a week or two we see some greenlings.

Succulent arrangements

Got these from Neihu Flower Market couple of weeks back. The stall had several arrangements for sale. Succulents nicely arranged and tied to a piece of drift wood. The large ones were really lovely but too much work to try and relocate them. These were smaller ones @ NT 500 each. That price won't even buy the plants here !

Olive

Olive ripening after quite a long wait. Its beginning to look like an ozzie variety much smaller than the european ones. I vagely remember the vendor saying that its a warm growing variety from australia. The olives do look very much like the ones I saw in melbourne recently.  Now I am tempted to go back to the nursery to pick up the european one I saw last week. They promised delicious olives. If I can get them to fruit !!

Phal luddy

Moved this Phal luddy to a brighter area. Its blooming and flower is big but flower count is low for now with energy being channeled to support a side growth.

A Gigantea hybrid

Taiwanese gigantes hybrid. Not at prime. Second time blooming and have been struggling to grow well. Bloom is medium size but I think it can grow larger over time.

Here comes the sun....

After a few sessions of heavy rain, this poor Cattaleya portia looks totally exhausted.

My jujube plant think it's a grape vine

My jujube plant is fruiting like a grape vine. So many fruits....  I trimmed down the plant and fertilised the plant a few months back. The flowers although tiny are also scented so this is a nice plant to have around the garden. I am thinking of propagating it.