Native Plants of Singapore that Could Be Cutflowers

Cutflowers are basically the flower that could be used in a bouquet or other floral arrangements. The ones that are grown in Singapore are mainly Vanda or Dendrobium, which are not native plants. However, natives species such as Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) and Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) inflorences are imported. I thought, "could Singapore possibly grow her own native plants for cutflowers?".

I will explore eight of those species below, which incidently, are mostly orchids.

1. White Batflower (Tacca integrifolia)

Photo credit: Max Fulcher

2.  Common Spathoglottis (Spathoglottis plicata)

Photo credit: David Eickhoff

3. Common Neuwiedia (Neuwiedia veratrifolia)

Photo credit: Rachmat Setiawan

4. Crinum lily (Crinum asiaticum)

 There is a variety of this that produces pinkish flowers (Crinum asiaticum var procerum) and another species that have dark purple leaves and pinkish flowers (Crinum menehune).

Photo credit: davidd

5. Bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)

Photo credit: Peter Nijenhuis

6. White scorpion orchid (Arachnis hookeriana)

 

Photo credit: J. B. Comber

7. Grass Orchid (Eulophia spectabilis)

 

Photo credit: J. B. Comber 

8.  Plocoglottis javanica

 

Photo credit: P. O'Byrne

9. Grammatophyllum speciosum

Photo credit: Michael Khor

Photo credit: Reuben Lim