Desa Paku House and Garden

This is Desa Paku House and Garden in Alor Gajah, Melaka.

Mushlim Musa personally and passionately takes care of his 'paradise', attracting visitors from even distant places. Not surprising that his sanctuary has won him many national awards for landscaping. Once this was a home for hundreds of varieties of heleconias.

Mushlim can be contacted at 606-5562639.

Jade Vine

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Jade Vine or Strongylodon macrobotrys is one that is truly captivating. It's rare soothing jade color inflorescence with fascinating form and texture is not easy for me to describe. It's one of the most beautiful that I have come across. It took me many trips to Desa Paku House and Garden to capture this beauty.

Afgekia sericea

Afgekia sericea is another beautiful flower. This one shows this beauty on the wall of my home in Petaling Jaya. Like many other plants in my collection, I got this from Desa Paku, the only place that I know that the species is available. It's planted from seeds. Afgekia flowers all the time, and the bloom is quite lasting too, but to get the seeds can be a long long wait.