EXPLORAQUEST MELAKA - COLOURFUL FLOWERS ON THE SIDEWALKS OF MELAKA CITY ROADS - 11.2.2009

This pretty bloom is a Pink Zinnia. Zinnias come in a variety of colour with large profuse blooms. They are annual flowers usually grown from seeds

In all the plant troughs on the side walks on the roads of Melaka City, there are multi-colour Zinnias - pink, yellow, orange, red and rose grown together

When planted on the ground, the designs change to more singular colour patterns. Examples of beautiful designs can be found at the Clock Tower at the Stadhuys and along the walkway near the Taming Sari Tower

Like the colourful becas, these blooms add colour and vibrancy to the surrounding where they are planted
Besides being a heritage and historical city, Melaka can also boasts of being the most "flowerful" city in Malaysia!

What's there to do?
1. Photograph the different colour blooms
2. Pose for photos
3. Grow some back home, buy a book on "How to Grow Zinnias" from the local bookstore
4. Do a botany tour around the city, find out who planted the Zinnias and give them a pat on the back for a great spectacle of colour

Now who says there's nothing to see and nothing to do in Melaka?

EXPLORAQUEST MELAKA - BOUGAINVILLEA HEDGE AT MAHKOTA HOTEL - 10.2.2009

Bougainvilleas are named after its discoverer, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French Navy Admiral in Brazil in 1768 and was touted as the botanical discovery of his voyage to the Pacific Ocean

Bougainvilleas can be grown as a shrub or vine. Here at the back entrance of Mahkota Hotel Melaka it is grown as a hedge.

This is the longest single colour bougainvillea hedge I have seen stretching more than a 100m long. The almost full bloom of purple pink flowers is a dramatic sight to behold and it opens up your heart when you see it

Bougainvilleas are tropical plants and they thrive best outdoors and in areas with low rainfall and intense heat. Melaka city weather which is regularly sunny and hot suits the bougainvilleas

Seen from an angle, the blooms do make Mahkota Hotel pretty majestic!

What's there to do?
1. Come see the bloom while it's still blooming..of course
2. Take photos
3. Buy some bougainvillea plants and start a hedge of your own

Now who says there's nothing to see and nothing to do in Melaka?