{"id":471,"date":"2013-02-04T01:05:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T17:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.joel.net.au\/?p=471"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:07:31","slug":"its-not-green-here-by-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/02\/04\/its-not-green-here-by-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s not green here by accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gold-Veined Eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum maculatum \u2018Reticulatum\u2019), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ceylon
Ceylon Myrtle (Cathetus myrtifolius), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought I’d seen pretty much everything in Singapore on previous visits, but in any place, the longer you stay, the more you discover.<\/p>\n

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Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Very early on Sunday morning I snuck out before dawn (which, frankly, is pretty late here on the equator – about 7:30 am) to revisit the free Singapore Botanic Gardens and Orchid Gardens. Singapore actually has three botanical gardens, including a new one that charges $28 to enter, so I opted for the free one. The one I went to was full of European joggers, dog walkers, and Western cruise ship tourists being herded around town on their typical frantic day of in-port sightseeing. <\/p>\n

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Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Red
Red Camellia (Camellia azalea), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crucifix
Crucifix Orchid (Epidendrum ibaguense), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pineapple
Pineapple (Ananas comosus), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The park is very beautiful, but not much different from the flora I got used to hiking through in tropical Queensland. The Orchid Garden is world-renowned and quite special. They regularly name orchids after famous visitors and have a walk of fame, so to speak. There were orchids named after Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela, and Laura Bush, among others. <\/p>\n

\"Flame
Flame Violet (Episcia cupreata), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ground
Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crape
Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.), Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Singapore Botanic Gardens Visit<\/strong>
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Map of the route \u201cIt’s not green here by accident\u201d: 5,779 m, 106 m of climbing and 126 m of descent, elevation between 21 m and 50 m, time 02:16:38. It starts at 1.31621, 103.81719 and ends at 1.32217, 103.81514 (latitude, longitude).<\/p>