I went to my uncle house today for family reunion and in front of his house, he planted this unique white flower that have pandan fragrance. I did not thought much about it, however I did plucked one flower and put it into my small bag.
When I reached home, I open my bag and the fragrance was intense, that I decided to write a post about it. I searched in the google engine and found out it is called kesidang, the scientific name is vallaris glabra, belongs to Apocynaceae family. It is also known as bunga kerak nasi in the North Peninsular, bunga tikam in the East Coast and as bread flower in Europe. So much of names for this lovely flower.
My uncle told me, in the golden days, during the Malay wedding ceremony
or if guest visited the house, a handful of these flowers will be put in
the small aromatic container (or now- potpurri) and put in the room. The special fragrance makes you feel harmony, right and create an inviting atmosphere. The fragrance of the flower is not only unique; with 5 pointy ends, it forms a shape of the star and inside the flower you can see another 5 stamens that form a mini look a like flower. Like white starfruit flower!
It is a type of creeper plant, so if you are interested to plant this flower, you will need a stick to support the plant to grow it vertically. According to Laman hati blogger:
"It is a creeper plant, so if you wish to plant this, the propagation is by layering. To propagate this plant you should anchor a long shoot to the ground with a brick, and roots will develop to create a new plant."
My mum was interested to plant this in front of our house. What about you?
~Happy Sunday Reading~
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