Fraser's Hill,  Pahang,  Raub

Fraser’s Hill flowers and plants

Fraser’s Hill is a combination of sub-montane and montane forest and with its temperature between 16°C – 24°C, the hill makes a good place for some temperate flowers to grow. As a person who loves flower, this is very exciting. I am not sure of the nativity but I reckon some of the species were brought here when the British developed the hill station. Else, they just grow.

Here are some of the flower that I got to see:

Angel’s Trumpet — Also known as Brugmansia, this plant is a large shrub or small tree, with semi-woody, often many-branched trunks. It has pendulous, trumpet-shaped flowers, that have no spines on their fruit. It has a very pleasing fragrance.


Daylily — I was having a hard time looking for the correct species because there are hundreds of them! I think this one is the Hemerocallis Hyperion species because it has blade-like foliage. A border favourite for decades. Sweetly scented and yellow flowering, also both heat and drought-resistant and long-lived plants.

Everlasting Daisy — This species is a large tribe of Aster, a sub-species of Daisy. Also known as Golden Everlasting, its distinctive feature is the papery bracts that resemble petals. An Everlasting Daisy consists of a central disc which contains several tiny individual flowers, known as florets; that sit directly on an enlarged part of the stem known as the receptacle. Around the disc is an involucre of modified leaves, and stiff and papery petal-like bracts. Arranged in rows, these bracts curl over and enclose the florets, shielding them before flowering.

 

Violet Queen Spider flower — Also known as Cleome hassleriana, this plant is made up of groups of 5-7 leaflets, cylindrical seed pods and long stamens that resemble the legs of a spider––the inspiration for its common name.  It has bright green hand-shaped foliage.

 

Azalea — It is an ornamental plant but also grows in forests. Commonly grown as a border or fence. These flowers are known for releasing a sweet scent and having bright, cheerful colours. The white azaleas are frequently used by gardeners as a backdrop for other brilliantly hued blossoms; however, these flowers come in a variety of shades from orange and yellow, to pink and red.

Flaming Trumpet Vine — A vigorous and rambunctious climber with tendrils, this vine produces abundant clusters of flaming-orange coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. The vine is draped over a large pergola, fence or espaliered on a trellis or building structures. I found this vine near the Pine Tree Trail area.

I have more photos of flowers but I could not find the name of the species. Nevertheless,  I was excited to see this one plant:

Poinsettia tree!!! I normally see potted Poinsettia during Christmas time and did not know that it actually can grow so big! This Noche Buena is native to Mexico and Central America and who would’ve thought that it is found here at Fraser’s Hill?  The coloured bracts—which are most often flaming red—actually leave. Because the flowers are unassuming and do not attract pollinators, brightly coloured leaves developed (aka bracts).

Anyway, an effort by the Tourism Ministry will see that a new RM4.2mil floral park will be built here to add to the existing attractions. In addition to a glass house, the park would be planted with many plants including impatiens, spider flowers and anthurium. Here are some pictures of flowers already planted for this project.

 

References:
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/HEHY.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerochrysum_bracteatum
http://www.robsplants.com/plants/CleomHassl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azalea
http://shoaibnzm2.blogspot.com/2011/12/azalea-flowers.html
http://www.jaycjayc.com/pyrostegia-venusta-flamevine/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_pulcherrima
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/23/nation/20120623165624&sec=nation

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