Allamanda
Public gardens are incomplete without this plant. Allamanda is a very attractive plant that catches your eye instantly and becomes…
11 years ago
Gardening
Davana – Artemisia pallens – Indian Wormwood
Davana is an aromatic herb sold, tied as bunches by the flower sellers. Davana and Maruga / Majorma bunches sell…
11 years ago
Uttareni – Apamarga Patram
Common names of this perennial herb in English are Prickly chaff, Rough chaff, Devil's horse whip, in Sanskrit it is…
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Pink Jasmine – Jasminum Polyanthum – Jajji Balli
Jaji Balli or Pink Jasmine is a scrambling deciduous shrub native to South Asia. It is also known as Winter…
11 years ago
Oleander – Kanagale
I am really amazed about my childhood memories revolving around plants and trees! I remember plucking two leaves of Kanagale…
11 years ago
Kewda Tree
Known as Kedage or Taale Hoovu in Kannada, this exotic and expensive flower is bought once a year to adorn…
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Hollyhocks
Botanical name of Hollyhock is Alcea rosea or Alcea setosa and they belong to Malvaceae (mallow) family. There are hardly…
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Durva Grass – Bermuda Grass – Cynodon Dactylon
Botanical name of Bermuda Grass popularly known as Durva Grass / Patra in India is Cynodon dactylon. It belongs to…
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Powder Puff Plant
Plant Summary: The botanical name of Powder Puff Plant is Calliandra haematocephala belonging to the family Fabaceae. Powder puff plant…
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Deodar Tree
Deodar tree is also known as Himalayan Cedar and Devadar in Hindi. The botanical name is Cedrus deodara and belongs…
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Four O Clock Flowers – Sanje Mallige
Sanje” means evening in Kannada and “Mallige” means Jasmine. Since the flowers bloom at around four in the evenings and…
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Paper Chase Tree
As you whiz into the Western Ghats, you must have observed greenery all around and intermittently you would have observed…
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Balsam
Balsam belongs to family Balsaminaceae. There are 850 species of this plant. They are annuals found in tropical and temperate…
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Orchid Phalaenopsis
People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such…
11 years ago
Devil’s Claw
I came across this interesting plant on the way to Ghati Subramanya. Plant Summary: Common Names are Unicorn Plant, Tiger…
12 years ago
Peepal Tree
Botanical name of Peepal Tree is Ficus religiosa and belongs to the Moraceae. Peepal tree is native of South East Asia.…
12 years ago
Datura
The botanical name of Datura is Datura innoxia and belongs to the family Solanaceae. The other common names are Horn…
12 years ago
Orchid Pholidota Imbricata
I spotted this orchid in Kavadi Kere and research led me to the name Orchid Pholidota Imbricata. I collected two bulbs…
12 years ago
Marigolds
I call Marigolds “Happiness flowers” as they are the happiness quotient in a garden. The botanical name of Marigold is…
12 years ago
Pagoda Flower
Pagoda flower has a beautiful Tamil name Krishna Kireedam meaning the crown of Lord Krishna. The name is very apt…
12 years ago