Gardening

Rose Plant

Roses are loved by one and all across genders and age. We cannot imagine Mughal Badshah Akbar without a red…

Crocodile Bark Tree

Plant Summary: The state tree of Goa is Crocodile Bark Tree belonging to family Combretaceae*. Botanical name of the tree…

Common Leucas – Thumbe Hoovu

During Sankashta Ganapathy pooja, I remember collecting the flower and leaves of Thumbe Hoovu growing in empty sites for my…

Bakula Tree

I remember collecting the fallen Bakula flowers with the scent intact and stringing it together into a garland.  The tree…

Phlox

Plant Summary: Phlox are one of the most preferred flowers to plant in pots and beds. The botanical name is…

Pink Tabebuia Impetiginosa – Pink Turmpet Tree

Namma garden city Bengaluru is fast becoming a city of cement and glass buildings, but come January, the Pink Tabebuia…

Bamboo

Presence of Bamboo in most of the South Indian wild life sanctuaries like Bandipur, Madumalai, Bhadra, Nagarhole, Tholpetty, and Kabini…

Banyan Tree

O you shaggy-headed banyan tree standing on the bank of the pond, have you forgotten the little child, like the…

Oxalis

This edible weed / herb belong to the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae. Oxalis grows all around the world except in the…

Rain Tree – Albizia Saman

My friends and I used to collect the fruit of this tree known as Bagekayi in Kannada and grind it…

Cactus Garden

A Cactus garden is the answer to people who are hard pressed for time. Cactus growing is a pleasurable hobby…

Silver Oak Tree

Botanical name of this fast growing evergreen tree is Grevillea robusta and belong to Proteaceae* family. The tree is native…

Gulmohar

We read in text books in school without giving much thought that a good king apart from providing food, water…

Petunia

Petunias are attractive tubular flowers that bloom in innumerable shades belongs to family Solanaceae.  It is native of South America…

Saraca Asoca – Ashoka Tree

The flowers of Ashoka tree are used to worship gods in South Canara district of Karnataka. This pretty tree is…

Touch me not

This is the most interactive plant that I have ever come across.  I still watch fascinated when the leaves of…

Orchid Vanda Testacea

My joy knew no bounds when I found Vanda Testacea plants in full bloom in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. The pale…

Golden Cassia

Plant Summary: Golden Cassia is a beautiful tree mainly planted to beautify parks and lanes. Botanical name is Cassia spectabilis belonging…

Orchid Diplocentrum Recurvum

Perched on a tree near the KSTDC restaurant was this Orchid plant in bloom. Query to Prejith on identification of…

Palash Tree

This tree blooms during February and covers the landscape red thus deriving the other name Flame of the Forest. Botanical…