Sunday, February 27, 2011

Ylang-ylang / Kenanga

Dear Diary,

Today, let us explore the world of plants…flowers to be exact. In my tiny garden, I have this plant that I love. When its greenish yellow flowers bloom, the scent they permeate is intoxicating. The whiff is so heavenly. This plant is called Kenanga or Ylang-ylang.

Ylang-ylang’s oil is widely used in making perfumes and aromatherapy essential oils. My beloved mother likes to pick the flowers, put it in bowls and let its smell fills our living room.

If you wanna learn more about ylang-ylang, please refer here for English and here for Bahasa Malaysia.

11 notes of inspiration:

Lee said...

Hello Unaizah, thats a beautiful garden, and love the flowers.
As well your eloquence.

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.

Long ago I remember getting the lovely scent of this flower.
As well love bunga melor and chimpaka too.
You have a pleasant week and keep a song in your heart.
Best regards, Lee.
Ps, You have a beautiful name.

Mummy Nana said...

Dah lama tak tgk bunga nie.. dulu kecik2 selalupetik kalau nampak.....simpan dalam buku wangi.. hehe

Ermayum said...

unai apa ni tak ketahuan eh eda - daun ni heheh

Unaizah said...

Uncle Lee - Hello there. Thank you for visiting. Just a small garden as i'm living in an apartment. Love melor too but my melor plant died. My name beautiful?! Wait till you see the person hahaahahaha...

Mummy Nana - Wangikan baunya. I suka bunga lama-lama cam gini hihi...

Ermayum - It's about bunga kenanga la dear. Wangi sangat!!!

ICA said...

Unai, setelah sekaian lama berkawan..I didn't know you suka gardening...hehehe... But good for you, it is a good skill to have actually coz tak semua org can maintain a garden or even take care of a single plant..err like ME!

che zaid said...

salam Kak Unaizah...
This is zaida..
Baru terjumpa ur blog ni last week...still mcm dulu2 jugak eh..

Unaizah said...

Ica - Takde la suka gardening 100% tp secara kecil-kecilan. Tak sabar nak ada rumah landed sendiri. Mcm-mcm nak tanam. Unai suka pokok buah, ulam and bunga lama-lama.

Zaida - Thanks for visiting. Akak dah browse your blog. Akak follow and add you to my bloglist ye. Mcm dulu ke? Zaida kena gi check mata rasanya hihihi. Badan dah besar le....

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Unaizah said...

Anonymous - Thank you for visiting. If you like plants/flowers, do check out another entry of mine http://unaizahsdiary.blogspot.com/2011/05/cempaka-putih-chempa.html. It's about michelia alba, another heavenly smelled flower.

Kasturi said...

Salam,

Info:

Organic Perfume Laloque 24K Pour Femme - Floral, ada ylang ylang.

Organic Perfume Laloque 18K Pour Femme - ada jasmine.

Kalau nak sampel, can contact me.

Thanks

Unaizah said...

LALOQUE - Thank you for visiting. Do come again.