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Tropicana Plants |
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The beauty and tranquillity of Tropicana Golf & Country
Resort are perfectly epitomised in the gorgeous tropical flowers
and plants scattered around the Resort in abundance. |
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Cordyline Fruticosa
Origin: Southeast Asia
Classified botanically among the Agavaceae, which also include the Agave, Yucca
and Dracaena. Cordyline derives its name from the Greek Kordyle, meaning a club,
a reference to the large, club–like roots. Fruticosa means shrubby, referring
to the fact that the flowers appear from the top of the leaf clusters.
Found at: Children’s playground |
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Stromanthe-Sanguuinea
‘Multicolour’
Origin: Brazil, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
Stromanthe is a member of the Marantacae family. The plant will grow
no higher than 40 to 70 cm depending on the pot size, and has several
open shoots clustered closely together. It comes in green, red leaf markings
and white stripe.
Found at : Main entrance (left and right planter’s box)
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Pandanus Pygmaeus
Origin: not available
Classified botanically among the Pandanaceae family, this dwarf sized
Pandanus species can grow to only about 50 cm, with attractive long narrow
leaves brilliantly striped with bright yellow.
Found at: Golfer’s Lounge and Greens 1 Function Room
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Alocasia Macrorrhiza
Origin: Asia
Alocasia Macrorrhiza also known as
“Elephant Ear” is one of the largest among 70 species
of Alocasia. The leaves can be 1 or 2 metres long growing out of a thick
trunk.
Found at: Registration area (Golf Wing)
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Ipomoea Tricolour
This is an annual climber with cordate leaves and large, purplish
blue, disk shaped flowers. The cultivar “Heavenly Blue” has
beautiful flowers that are of a dark sky blue.
Found at: Hole 11, West Course |
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Caesalpinia Pulcherrima var. rosea
This unique plant is also known as the “Dwarf Poinciana” or
the “Pride of Barbados”. It has a prickly and glabrous shrub
with delicate bipinnate. The leaves are rather mimosa–like,
surrounding its very gaudy orange–red flowers with crisped,
golden edged petals and red stamens, which are 6 cm in
length.
Found at: Buggy Station, Golf Wing
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Wedelia Trilobata
Also known as the “Creeping Daisy” this prolifically branching
herb with slender has flexible trailing stems. It is elliptic, fresh
green, notched and lightly lobed. It has 5 to 10 cm long fleshy
leaves and an attractive marigold like flower with golden yellow
florets. This lovely plant would make a cheerful basket plant or
a ground cover.
Found at: Swimming pool area |
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Nerium Oleander
Also known as the “Common Oleander” or “Rose Bay”, this
exclusive looking plant has an evergreen shrub from 2-6 m high
that is often used in tubs. It has willowy branches set with pairs
or whorls of linear-lanceolate. Lovely leathery leaves cover the
beauty of its rosy red to crimson flowers that are in terminal
cymes. Please note that all parts of this plant are poisonous if
eaten.
Found at: Hole 10, Tee Box, West Course
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Zephyranthes
Grandiflora
A pretty “Zephyr–lily” or also known as
the “Flower of the wind”. It has flat, linear
basal leaves and large, deep rose pink, funnel form
flowers. These flowers are 10 cm across, at the end
of the hollow stalk. They bloom through spring and summer.
Location: Entrance area – Tropicana Signature Arch |
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Ixora Super King Red
This is rather a large tropical flowering shrub that
freely branches because it is a prolific bloomer. It
has oblong lanceolate deep green leaves that measure
to 30 cm long and they are slender–pointed. The flowers
are 2 cm in measurements and are rosy–red that tend
to become tinged crimson, in large striking clusters
with age.
Location: Hole number 6 – East 1 |
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Quisqualis Indica (Rangoon Creepers)
This creeper originates from Burma to the Philippines
and is widely
known as the “Rangoon Creeper”. It is a
tropical clambering shrub
with liana like, vining, woody stems. Its texture is
rather soft and is light green in colour. It has pubescent
leaves and beautiful, drooping fragrant flowers. When
the flowers are in a bud, they are white, however they
open to pink and crimson-red with beautiful fragrant.
Location: Hole number 7 - East 1
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Clerodendrum Xspeciosum
This is a shrubby plant of semi–erect habit with scandent
branches. It has dark green glossy leaves and terminal
clusters of fl owers that have a pinkish calyx and deep
crimson corolla shaded violet. It blooms in summer.
Location: Hole number 6 – East 1
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Turnera Ulmifolia
Also known as the “Sage rose” or “West
Indian holly”, this pretty, herbaceous shrub
with narrow-elliptic leaves boasts unique, pale
yellow flowers that bloom from March to November. |
Saraca Indica
A burst of yellow flowers grabs your attention as
this forest tree from the Leguminosae family showcases
a dense, pyramidal shape with narrow, shinning leaflets
that can grow up to 20cm in length.
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Cassia
Fistula
Arguably the most beautiful of the Cassia plants,
this is also known as the “Golden Shower Tree”
or the “Indian Laburnum” and is native
to South Asia. Delicate, pointed leaflets complement
the masses of bright, gold flower clusters on this
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Bauhinia
Kockiana
A climber plant, the Bauhinia Kockiana produces
frequent cluster blooms that vary from orange to
yellow in colour, bringing a spark of brightness
to even the most pedestrian lamppost or tree it
scales.
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Mussaenda
Erythrophylla
A small to large shrub originating from West Africa,
this plant has medium-sized oval leaves and small
but velvety, bright red sepals that resembles that
of a Poinsettia. |
Plumeria
(Frangipani)
The Plumeria is a common species in all tropical
countries although it originated in South Mexico
and the West Indies. The varieties of the Plumeria
are many and their silky flowers can range in colour
from pale pink to pale yellow.
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Heliconia
Psittacorum Rhizomatosa
This unique inflorescent plant with rose-pink bracts
and red flowers is also known as “sexy prime” |
Bougainvillea
Glabra
A woody, climbing shrub originating from South America,
the Bougainvillea is a common sight here. This bright,
flowering shrub hangs gracefully be it from hedges,
pots or walls, and can grow to an impressive height
of up to 15 metres.
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We are pleased to present a selection of beautiful and evocative photographs taken in and around Tropicana Golf & Country Resort for your visual pleasure.
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