“Spring Blossoms’ III

As with all floral displays at the Flower Dome, the ‘Spring Blossoms’ display attracts a good crowd of locals as well as tourists. So, it is difficult to take decent photos with so many people around. Either someone is always in your way, or you are in someone’s way. Luckily, with phone cameras these days, you click as many photo as you can and pick the best of the lot.

Here are some of the better shots I took from the floral display.

These are pompon dahlias

These dahlias are big – some of them as big as a dinner plate. Quite awesome.

Tree peonies. These are lovely gigantic blooms. They are highly valued in Chinese mythology as symbols of wealth and prosperity.

Native to East Asia, chrysanthemums, or "mums", are part of the Asteraceae or sunflower family, with over 200 species in various colors, sizes, and forms. Their bright gold or amber hues make them an auspicious choice, symbolising longevity, wealth, and prosperity.

Celosia argentea var. cristata (Cockscomb)
Crested cockscombs belong to the genus Celosia, known for its unusually formed, bright coloured (especially the fiery shades seen as auspicious in Chinese culture) flowers. This is why they are so widely grown as ornamentals. The plant takes its name from its velvety, ruffled inflorescences (the way its flowers are arranged) which resemble a rooster’s comb. This shape develops through fasciation, a growth abnormality that elongates or flattens the stem tip into dense, brain-lie folds.

Orange Celosia flowers, commonly known as woolflowers or cockscombs.

The vibrant red flowers in the image are a type of Celosia plant, commonly known as Cockscomb or Plume Celosia.

Yellow azalea

‘Spring Blossoms’ is now on until the 1st of March. Admission fees apply. Adults pay $12 SGD, Seniors and children below 12 years old pay $8 SGD.

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