I'm Just Saying...: Bunga Raja

July 2, 2011

Bunga Raja

My mom showed me the most peculiar flower today. She said it is called Bunga Raja, literally means "King Flower". Apparently it only bloom at midnight and once bloomed, it would just wither away.

So last night, she and a relative of mine staked out and waited for the flower to bloom. She observed that around 10 pm, it started blooming and by 12 midnight, it bloomed fully. Then they pluck it and put it in the refrigerator. She observe that it stayed bloomed longer in the refrigerator than if she had left it on the plant.

Started to wither. I didn't think of taking a picture when it was in full bloom

I had a whiff of it and it smelled really nice! According to that relative of mine, this flower has medicinal property. They will be cooking this flower in a soup, supposedly it is good for people who has heart problem.

Here's another picture of the flower I "borrowed" from http://mtfworld.blogspot.com/2010/01/bunga-raja-flower-king.html :

Strange and beautiful flower you are. Why do you bloom at night when no one would be able to appreciate you.

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Tina · 717 weeks ago

I think it's a kind of cactus. Pity it blooms only at night and withers almost immediately! I remember Inai (your granny) had a plant when we were kids and we used to stay up and waited for the flower to slowly open.

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Justin 59p · 717 weeks ago

I haven't seen the plant where the flower came from but if it's true that it has medicinal value, I would start planting it in Takuli hehehe..

Yes, your cousin did mention to me that her mother told her that there would a "plak" ! sound when the flower bloom. I will interview her and see whether you guys did anything naughty during your stay over hehehe...

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smallkucing · 717 weeks ago

coz it's shy
My recent post Makan at Air Itam, Penang

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Gunaqz · 717 weeks ago

This is interesting. I've never heard of this flower before. The 'plak' sound when it bloom makes it more interesting!
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verone · 716 weeks ago

Wow, impressive. Never came across this flower in my life (shame on me). I'd like to see it bloom, as it sounds so unique the way you describe it.

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Dorothy Moore · 402 weeks ago

Wao these are a really beautiful flower. I also don’t see them before it. But these are really cute and I would love to have them in my garden as well. As I love different flowers and also have many different types of flowers in my yard. Here are some Assignment masters research images of my garden.

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